Fofanah Surname

9,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Fofanah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fofanah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone58,3821:12117
Liberia7731:5,703691
Guinea5001:23,668475
United States4461:812,68862,481
England2241:248,74120,175
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Gambia91:213,717372
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
France51:13,284,544357,392
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
China21:683,660,78330,601
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Fofanah (41) may also be a first name.

Fofanah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fofanah is found in Sierra Leone more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fofanah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fofanah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fofanah is the 9,361st most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 120,533 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Fofanah reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 41 people.

The surname Fofanah is most commonly occurring in Sierra Leone, where it is carried by 58,382 people, or 1 in 121. Excluding Sierra Leone Fofanah occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 1 percent reside and Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Fofanah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fofanah surname are 12.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fofanah earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.08% less than the national average, earning $39,661 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.24% less than the national average, earning $32,673 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fofannah9347/
Fofanaih931/
Foufanah931/
Fofana92592,306/
Fofanna86111/
Fofonah8620/
Foufana8613/
Foffana8610/
Ffofana863/
Fofanaa862/
Fofanai862/
Fofanoa861/
Fofanay861/
Foefana861/
Fodfana861/
Fafanah861/
Fofayna861/
Fofamna861/
Foofana861/
Fofano77322/
Fofona77216/
Fafana7792/
Fefana773/
Fofaná771/
Fofena771/
Foffano71874/
Foufena7111/
Phofana712/
Fafanna711/
Fafanas711/
Feffana711/
Foufouna671/
Fofongna671/
Phofaana671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fofanah
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