Fofana Surname

891st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Guinea

Fofana Surname User-submission:

Fofana is a surname of Soninké/Mandé origin, widespread in Mali, Guinea, and Côte d'Ivoire. It is traditionally associated with a noble and warrior lineage, often linked to early Soninké clans of the Ghana Empire. Families bearing this name are frequently connected to leadership, migration, and community defense in Mandé oral history.

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Fofana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast233,4151:9916
Mali139,3951:12221
Guinea122,0991:9718
Sierra Leone23,3531:30451
Burkina Faso17,1521:1,070166
Senegal13,6411:1,069121
Gambia10,4391:18443
Liberia9,5881:46060
France5,7221:11,6081,136
Togo4,5151:1,605170
Angola2,3661:11,4071,401
Mauritania2,2841:1,793227
Spain1,7161:27,2452,821
Morocco1,5001:22,9843,586
United States1,4361:252,40923,966
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
England3181:175,21415,952
Gabon3031:6,2351,152
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Benin2681:38,5664,971
Belgium1971:58,3599,452
Canada1641:224,66821,579
Congo1191:41,9253,965
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Netherlands1021:165,56124,214
Germany971:829,95360,372
Sweden641:153,85610,752
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Madagascar361:656,9402,016
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Tunisia171:35,9195,218
Niger161:1,199,50125,520
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Algeria101:3,863,15547,113
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
India91:85,229,487684,495
China91:151,924,6187,954
Norway81:642,78647,258
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Wales51:618,90625,852
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Cape Verde41:132,4104,291
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Northern Cyprus31:106,3378,831
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Fofaná (1) are calculated separately.

Fofana (41,526) may also be a first name.

Fofana Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Fofana is a surname of Soninké/Mandé origin, widespread in Mali, Guinea, and Côte d'Ivoire. It is traditionally associated with a noble and warrior lineage, often linked to early Soninké clans of the Ghana Empire. Families bearing this name are frequently connected to leadership, migration, and community defense in Mandé oral history.

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Fofana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fofana (Arabic: فوفانا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮﻓﺎﻧﺎ, Russian: Фофана) is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Fofaná. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fofana? popularity and diffusion

Fofana is the 891st most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,304 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Fofana live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Mande Africa. It is also the 21,563rd most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 41,526 people.

Fofana is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 233,415 people, or 1 in 99. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily concentrated in: Woroba District, where 21 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 19 percent are found and Vallée du Bandama District, where 14 percent are found. Not including The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 96 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 24 percent are found and Guinea, where 21 percent are found.

Fofana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fofana are 45.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 98.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fofana earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 47.24% less than the national average, earning R 125,388 per year; in United States they earn 26.46% less than the national average, earning $31,730 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.91% less than the national average, earning $30,848 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fofaná941/
Fofanah9260,461/
Fofanna92111/
Foufana9213/
Foffana9210/
Ffofana923/
Fofanaa922/
Fofanai922/
Foefana921/
Fofanoa921/
Foofana921/
Fofamna921/
Fofayna921/
Fodfana921/
Fofanay921/
Fofannah8647/
Fofanaia867/
Fofanaih861/
Foufanah861/
Fofano83322/
Fofona83216/
Fofani83108/
Fafana8392/
Fofane8318/
Fofanh8313/
Fefana833/
Fofena831/
Foffano77874/
Foffani77157/
Fofonah7720/
Foufena7711/
Foufani776/
Phofana772/
Fafanas771/
Fafanah771/
Fofanie771/
Fofanii771/
Fofaneh771/
Fafanna771/
Feffana771/
Foufouna711/
Fofannie711/
Phofaana711/
Fofongna711/
Vafana67303/
Fafani6726/
Fafona6722/
Fofone6717/
Fófano6710/
Fafane678/
Fafano675/
Fofono674/
Fafena671/
Vafona671/
Vofena671/

Fofana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fofana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻮﻓﺎﻧﺎfwfana58.9
ﻓﻮﻓﻨﺎfwfna34.56
ﻓﻮﻓﻮﻧﺎfwfwna1.02
ﻓﻮﻓﺎﻥfwfan0.82
ﺃﻓﻮﻓﻨﺎafwfna0.61
ﺍﻓﻮﻓﺎﻧﺎafwfana0.61
ﺍﻓﻮﻓﻨﺎafwfna0.41
ﻓﺎﻓﺎﻧﺎfafana0.41
ﺍﻓﺎﻓﺎﻧﺎafafana0.41
ﻓﻔﺎﻧﺎffana0.41
ﺍﻟﻔﻮﻓﻨﺎalfwfna0.2
ﻓﻔﺎﻥffan0.2
ﺃﻓﻮﻓﺎﻧﺎafwfana0.2
ﻓﺎﻓﻮﻧﺎfafwna0.2
ﻓﻔﻨﺎffna0.2
ﺍﻓﻔﻨﺎaffna0.2
ﻓﺎﻓﺎﻥfafan0.2
ﻓﻮﻓﻦfwfn0.2
Fofana in the Russian language
Фофанаfofana-
Fofana in the Arabic language
فوفاناfwfana-

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