Fofe Surname
Approximately 902 people bear this surname
Fofe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 817 | 1:25,421 | 3,461 |
| Venezuela | 23 | 1:1,313,221 | 18,235 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Fofe (263) may also be a first name.
Fofe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fofe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fofe is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fofe? popularity and diffusion
Fofe is the 392,160th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 8,079,319 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Fofe are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 89 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 548,616th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 263 people.
The last name Fofe is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 817 people, or 1 in 25,421. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 36 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 28 percent are found and West Region, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 3 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fofie | 89 | 8,894 | / |
| Foffe | 89 | 173 | / |
| Fofee | 89 | 123 | / |
| Fofeu | 89 | 48 | / |
| Fofer | 89 | 34 | / |
| Pfofe | 89 | 21 | / |
| Fofeh | 89 | 10 | / |
| Fofet | 89 | 9 | / |
| Foufe | 89 | 8 | / |
| Fofea | 89 | 2 | / |
| Fofes | 89 | 1 | / |
| Foofe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fofej | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fofey | 89 | 0 | / |
| Foife | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fof | 86 | 464 | / |
| Foffie | 80 | 190 | / |
| Fofeuh | 80 | 17 | / |
| Fofieh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Fouffe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Foffer | 80 | 4 | / |
| Foffee | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fofehe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foefee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foufie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foofie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foifey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fosfer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foffey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fofa | 75 | 8,307 | / |
| Fafe | 75 | 376 | / |
| Fofi | 75 | 324 | / |
| Foff | 75 | 148 | / |
| Foof | 75 | 108 | / |
| Foft | 75 | 23 | / |
| Fouf | 75 | 21 | / |
| Pfof | 75 | 10 | / |
| Fohf | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ffof | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fopf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fosf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fofs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vofe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fodf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wfof | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fovf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Foif | 75 | 0 | / |
| Foufhee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Foffett | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fouffet | 73 | 2 | / |
| Foofhee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foufeer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foufa | 67 | 1,237 | / |
| Foffa | 67 | 618 | / |
| Foffi | 67 | 347 | / |
| Fafet | 67 | 298 | / |
| Fofid | 67 | 277 | / |
| Pfoff | 67 | 113 | / |
| Foifa | 67 | 58 | / |
| Fafeh | 67 | 53 | / |
| Faffe | 67 | 48 | / |
| Fofit | 67 | 48 | / |
| Fafie | 67 | 44 | / |
| Fofoa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vofeh | 67 | 17 | / |
| Foofa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Fofoi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Fophe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pfafe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Féfeu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fafee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fafer | 67 | 7 | / |
| Foufi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fouft | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fofaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fouff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phofe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Foutf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fafei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foffá | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaffe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fahfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foufé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foofi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foify | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fafep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfoft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foyfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Footf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pfoffehe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fofe
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