Fofanoff Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Finland

Fofanoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fofanoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Fofanoff Last Name Facts

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

Fofanoff (Russian: Фофанофф) is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fofanoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fofanoff is the 4,034,050th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Fofanoff are found; 33 percent are found in South America and 33 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 26,759,292. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 88 percent live and Paraná, where 13 percent live. Apart from Brazil Fofanoff exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fofanof932/
Fofonoff88176/
Fofanov802,625/
Fofanow801/
Fofanova752,829/
Foefanov758/
Fofanovs752/
Foffonof752/
Fofonov67544/
Fafanov6732/
Fofonow674/
Fefanov673/
Fofonova63849/
Fafanova6324/
Faefanov634/
Fafonov5331/
Fafanów5321/
Vafonov531/
Vafanov531/
Fafonova5026/

Fofanoff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fofanoff in the Russian language
Фофаноффfofanoff-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fofanoff
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