Fofanan Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Fofanan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fofanan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1481:155,8877,212
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fofanan (36) may also be a first name.

Fofanan Last Name Facts

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

Fofanan occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fofanan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,333,288th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname Fofanan is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Fofanan reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 36 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 155,887. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 31 percent reside, Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 26 percent reside and Vallée du Bandama District, where 15 percent reside. Aside from The Ivory Coast Fofanan exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 10 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fofanyan931/
Fofonan865/
Feofanin801/
Fifananiu751/
Fufunan71156/
Fufanin714/
Fufanen712/
Fafanam711/
Fafonan711/
Vafanani6718/
Fufanina676/
Fofonian672/
Fovanien671/
Phophanan634/
Photphanan594/

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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 Fofanan
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