Fofa Surname
Approximately 8,307 people bear this surname
Fofa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 5,003 | 1:18,376 | 2,133 |
| Angola | 2,169 | 1:12,443 | 1,529 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Portugal | 142 | 1:73,368 | 3,778 |
| Brazil | 62 | 1:3,452,812 | 97,678 |
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Lesotho | 6 | 1:338,760 | 16,589 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foufa | 89 | 1,237 | / |
| Foffa | 89 | 618 | / |
| Fofah | 89 | 129 | / |
| Foifa | 89 | 58 | / |
| Fofoa | 89 | 19 | / |
| Foofa | 89 | 16 | / |
| Fofaa | 89 | 4 | / |
| Fofea | 89 | 2 | / |
| Fofas | 89 | 2 | / |
| Fofai | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fofat | 89 | 1 | / |
| Foufas | 80 | 339 | / |
| Foifas | 80 | 49 | / |
| Foofat | 80 | 26 | / |
| Foufai | 80 | 7 | / |
| Foofai | 80 | 4 | / |
| Foofaa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Foufah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Fofaha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Foefai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Foffat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foffah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foifoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fofait | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fouffa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fofo | 75 | 7,109 | / |
| Fofe | 75 | 902 | / |
| Fofi | 75 | 324 | / |
| Fefa | 75 | 251 | / |
| Fofò | 75 | 2 | / |
| Féfa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fofó | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fáfa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vofa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Foufaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foifooa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fofie | 67 | 8,894 | / |
| Fofou | 67 | 2,178 | / |
| Phofa | 67 | 372 | / |
| Foffi | 67 | 347 | / |
| Fofid | 67 | 277 | / |
| Foffe | 67 | 173 | / |
| Foffo | 67 | 125 | / |
| Fofee | 67 | 123 | / |
| Fefah | 67 | 96 | / |
| Pfofo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Fofit | 67 | 48 | / |
| Fofeu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Fefea | 67 | 36 | / |
| Fofer | 67 | 34 | / |
| Pfofe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Foofo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Foufo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Foifo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Fofoi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Fofeh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fofet | 67 | 9 | / |
| Foufe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Foufi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fofoh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fofoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Veffa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vaffa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fhafa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foffá | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foify | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foofe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foyfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foofi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fefay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foufé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fefai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fopha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fófai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ffofo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Foife | 67 | 0 | / |
Fofa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fofa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻓﻔﺎ | affa | 50 |
| ﻓﻮﻓﺎ | fwfa | 50 |
| Fofa in the Russian language | ||
| Фофа | fofa | - |
| Fofa in the Arabic language | ||
| فوفا | fwfa | - |
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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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