Fofan Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Fofan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fofan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fofan (26) may also be a first name.

Fofan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fofan (Russian: Фофан) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fofan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,220,661st most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Fofan reside; 41 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 40 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 26 people.

The last name is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 4,969,761. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 38 percent are found, Republic of Tatarstan, where 14 percent are found and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Russia this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Fofan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fofan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fofan surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fofan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fofan last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the A Just Russia Party than The US average, with 40% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fofang91176/
Fofane9118/
Fofanh9113/
Foofan915/
Fofean911/
Fofaun911/
Fofanq911/
Fofain910/
Fofasen836/
Foffang831/
Fafan8023/
Fofon8012/
Vofan802/
Fefan801/
Fofanova772,829/
Foifon73121/
Fofone7317/
Fofong738/
Fafane738/
Fafang735/
Faffan732/
Faufan732/
Foyfon732/
Fefean731/
Foufon731/
Fasfan731/
Faefan731/
Phofane67149/
Foofong6711/
Foufoun677/
Fhofhon674/
Fefhaan671/
Fauffan671/
Foufein671/
Fotfoon671/
Phofang671/

Fofan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fofan in the Russian language
Фофанfofan-

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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
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  • 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 Fofan
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