Fofa Surname

60,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Angola

Fofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5,0031:18,3762,133
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Portugal1421:73,3683,778
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Libya91:693,7751,982
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
France51:13,284,544357,392
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420

Fofa (23,657) may also be a first name.

Fofa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fofa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Fofa (Arabic: فوفا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻓﻔﺎ, Russian: Фофа) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fofa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 60,623rd most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 877,278 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Fofa live; 65 percent live in North Africa and 60 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 33,377th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 23,657 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 5,003 people, or 1 in 18,376. Aside from Egypt this last name is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 26 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foufa891,237/
Foffa89618/
Fofah89129/
Foifa8958/
Fofoa8919/
Foofa8916/
Fofaa894/
Fofea892/
Fofas892/
Fofai891/
Fofat891/
Foufas80339/
Foifas8049/
Foofat8026/
Foufai807/
Foofai804/
Foofaa804/
Foufah804/
Fofaha804/
Foefai803/
Foffat801/
Foffah801/
Foifoa801/
Fofait801/
Fouffa801/
Fofo757,109/
Fofe75902/
Fofi75324/
Fefa75251/
Fofò752/
Féfa751/
Fofó751/
Fáfa751/
Vofa751/
Foufaya731/
Foifooa731/
Fofie678,894/
Fofou672,178/
Phofa67372/
Foffi67347/
Fofid67277/
Foffe67173/
Foffo67125/
Fofee67123/
Fefah6796/
Pfofo6755/
Fofit6748/
Fofeu6748/
Fefea6736/
Fofer6734/
Pfofe6721/
Foofo6720/
Foufo6718/
Foifo6716/
Fofoi6714/
Fofeh6710/
Fofet679/
Foufe678/
Foufi677/
Fofoh675/
Fofoo674/
Veffa673/
Vaffa672/
Fhafa672/
Foffá672/
Foify671/
Voffa671/
Foofe671/
Foyfi671/
Feffa671/
Foofi671/
Fofui671/
Fefay671/
Foufé671/
Fefai671/
Fopha671/
Fofoy671/
Fófai671/
Fofho671/
Fofih671/
Fofio671/
Fofes671/
Fofej671/
Ffofo671/
Fofey670/
Foife670/

Fofa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fofa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻓﻔﺎaffa50
ﻓﻮﻓﺎfwfa50
Fofa in the Russian language
Фофаfofa-
Fofa in the Arabic language
فوفاfwfa-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fofa
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