Fofanan Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Fofanan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 148 | 1:155,887 | 7,212 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fofanan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,333,288th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. Fofanan occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Fofanan are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fofanan is also the 1,717,090th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 36 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 155,887. In The Ivory Coast Fofanan is mostly found in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 31 percent reside, Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 26 percent reside and Vallée du Bandama District, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 10 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.
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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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