Fofang Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fofang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fofang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1511:137,54315,369
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Fofang (229) may also be a first name.

Fofang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fofang occurs most in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fofang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fofang is the 1,290,735th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name Fofang occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Fofang reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 593,349th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 229 people.

The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 137,543. In Cameroon Fofang is most common in: Northwest Region, where 45 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 27 percent are found and Centre Region, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Fofang Last Name Statistics demography

Fofang earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $45,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foffang921/
Fofan9173/
Fofane8318/
Fofanh8313/
Fofong838/
Fafang835/
Foofan835/
Fofaun831/
Fofanq831/
Fefang831/
Fofean831/
Fofain830/
Foofong7711/
Fofasen776/
Phofang771/
Fafan7323/
Fofon7312/
Vofan732/
Fofanova712,829/
Foofoong711/
Foufoung711/
Fofongue711/
Foifon67121/
Fofankova6754/
Fofone6717/
Fafane678/
Foyfon672/
Faufan672/
Faffan672/
Vafong671/
Foufon671/
Fasfan671/

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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 Fofang
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