Fofala Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Fofala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Fofala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fofala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fofala is found most in The Solomon Islands. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fofala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Fofala reside; 82 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 82 percent reside in Solomonic Oceania.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 41,431. In The Solomon Islands Fofala is most frequent in: Malaita Province, where 100 percent live. Other than The Solomon Islands this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fofalia | 92 | 40 | / |
| Fofalya | 92 | 12 | / |
| Foffalia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fofale | 83 | 213 | / |
| Fafala | 83 | 13 | / |
| Fofali | 83 | 13 | / |
| Fofola | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fafalla | 77 | 11 | / |
| Fafalia | 77 | 6 | / |
| Foufali | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fofalou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fafalas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foufoula | 71 | 43 | / |
| Fofolo | 67 | 1,054 | / |
| Fafali | 67 | 841 | / |
| Fafale | 67 | 647 | / |
| Foufoulas | 67 | 77 | / |
| Fefela | 67 | 25 | / |
| Fofoli | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fafela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fafola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fefhallah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vofale | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Fofala
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