Fofanna Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Fofanna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 109 | 1:40,445 | 3,721 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fofanna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fofanna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fofanna occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fofanna? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,736,881st most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Fofanna reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 40,445. In Liberia Fofanna is most frequent in: Montserrado County, where 54 percent live, Bong County, where 11 percent live and Grand Gedeh County, where 9 percent live. Other than Liberia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fofannah | 93 | 47 | / |
| Fofana | 92 | 592,306 | / |
| Fofanah | 86 | 60,461 | / |
| Foufana | 86 | 13 | / |
| Foffana | 86 | 10 | / |
| Ffofana | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fofanaa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Fofanai | 86 | 2 | / |
| Fafanna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fofanoa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Foofana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fofamna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fofayna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fodfana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Foefana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fofanay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fofanaia | 80 | 7 | / |
| Fofongna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fofanaih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fofannie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foufanah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fofano | 77 | 322 | / |
| Fofona | 77 | 216 | / |
| Fofani | 77 | 108 | / |
| Fafana | 77 | 92 | / |
| Fofane | 77 | 18 | / |
| Fofanh | 77 | 13 | / |
| Fefana | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fofaná | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fofena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foffano | 71 | 874 | / |
| Foffani | 71 | 157 | / |
| Fofonah | 71 | 20 | / |
| Foufena | 71 | 11 | / |
| Foufani | 71 | 6 | / |
| Phofana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fafanas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fafanah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fofanie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fofanii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fofaneh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Feffana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foufouna | 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
- 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 Fofanna
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