Fofah Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fofah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fofah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1021:1,736,69463,540
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England61:9,286,343223,652
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Fofah (15) may also be a first name.

Fofah Last Name Facts

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

Fofah is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fofah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,581,912th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Fofah live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fofah is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 15 people.

Fofah is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 1,736,694. In Nigeria Fofah is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 36 percent are found, Delta, where 31 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 16 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Fofah Last Name Statistics demography

Fofah earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.82% more than the national average, earning $55,153 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foufah914/
Fofaha914/
Foffah911/
Fofa898,307/
Foufa801,237/
Foffa80618/
Fefah8096/
Foifa8058/
Fofoa8019/
Fafah8018/
Foofa8016/
Fofoh805/
Fofaa804/
Fofea802/
Fofas802/
Fofai801/
Fofat801/
Fofho801/
Foufas73339/
Foifas7349/
Foofat7326/
Fofeuh7317/
Foufai737/
Fhafah737/
Foofaa734/
Foofai734/
Foefai733/
Foffat731/
Foifoa731/
Fofouh731/
Fofait731/
Fouffa731/
Faffah731/
Fofo677,109/
Fefa67251/
Fofò672/
Féfa671/
Foifooa671/
Fofó671/
Fáfa671/
Fofohhy671/
Vofa671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fofah
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