Fofama Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Fofama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 43 | 1:102,524 | 8,134 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Fofama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fofama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fofama is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fofama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,689,253rd most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Fofama are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
The last name Fofama is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 102,524. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Montserrado County, where 72 percent are found, Lofa County, where 19 percent are found and Bong County, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Liberia it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fofamah | 92 | 10 | / |
| Fofame | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fafama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fofouam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fafma | 73 | 12 | / |
| Fofhm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fofum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fefma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fefayama | 71 | 15 | / |
| Fifame | 67 | 30 | / |
| Fafuma | 67 | 22 | / |
| Fafima | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fofome | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fofomu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Favima | 67 | 4 | / |
| Foffum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fahfam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fopham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fifamè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fey-Hofma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Favama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuffam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fafamie | 62 | 3 | / |
| Phophamas | 53 | 3 | / |
| Phophamaph | 50 | 7 | / |
| Fhofheimer | 50 | 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 Fofama
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