Fofani Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Fofani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fofani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1011:7,594,707163,091
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fofani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fofani (Marathi: कोकाणी) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fofani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,765,740th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Fofani reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

It is most common in India, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 7,594,707. In India Fofani is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent live and Gujarat, where 1 percent live. Besides India this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foffani92157/
Foufani926/
Fofanai922/
Fofanie921/
Fofanii921/
Fofanaia867/
Fofanaih861/
Fofannie861/
Fofana83592,306/
Fafani8326/
Fofane8318/
Fofanh8313/
Fofaná831/
Fofanna77111/
Foufana7713/
Foffana7710/
Faffani775/
Ffofana773/
Fofanaa772/
Fofanay771/
Phofani771/
Feffani771/
Fofanoa771/
Fasfani771/
Fofayna771/
Foofana771/
Fofaneh771/
Fofona67216/
Fafana6792/
Fefane6764/
Fofone6717/
Foufounis6711/
Fafane678/
Vefoni673/
Fofene671/

Fofani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fofani in the Marathi language
कोकाणीkokani-

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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 Fofani
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