Fofanah Surname
Approximately 60,461 people bear this surname
Fofanah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 58,382 | 1:121 | 17 |
| Liberia | 773 | 1:5,703 | 691 |
| Guinea | 500 | 1:23,668 | 475 |
| United States | 446 | 1:812,688 | 62,481 |
| England | 224 | 1:248,741 | 20,175 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Fofanah (41) may also be a first name.
Fofanah Demographics
Average Fofanah Salary in
United States
$39,661 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fofannah | 93 | 47 | / |
| Fofanaih | 93 | 1 | / |
| Foufanah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fofana | 92 | 592,306 | / |
| Fofanna | 86 | 111 | / |
| Fofonah | 86 | 20 | / |
| Foufana | 86 | 13 | / |
| Foffana | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ffofana | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fofanaa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Fofanai | 86 | 2 | / |
| Fofanoa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fofanay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Foefana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fodfana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fafanah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fofayna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fofamna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Foofana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fofano | 77 | 322 | / |
| Fofona | 77 | 216 | / |
| Fafana | 77 | 92 | / |
| Fefana | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fofaná | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fofena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foffano | 71 | 874 | / |
| Foufena | 71 | 11 | / |
| Phofana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fafanna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fafanas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Feffana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foufouna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofongna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phofaana | 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
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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 Fofanah
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