Foffa Surname

525,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Foffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Italy2131:287,12136,752
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
France221:3,019,215204,848
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Liberia71:629,79127,063
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Foffá (2) are calculated separately.

Foffa (1,048) may also be a first name.

Foffa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foffa is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also appear as: Foffá. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Foffa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 525,029th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,792,145 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Foffa reside; 50 percent reside in North Africa and 49 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Foffa is also the 247,388th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 1,048 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 305 people, or 1 in 301,429. Apart from Egypt this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 34 percent live and Switzerland, where 6 percent live.

Foffa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foffa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Foffa last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foffa Last Name Statistics demography

Foffa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.52% less than the national average, earning $25,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foffá932/
Foffat911/
Foffah911/
Fouffa911/
Fofa898,307/
Foufa801,237/
Foffi80347/
Faffa80259/
Foffe80173/
Fofah80129/
Foffo80125/
Foifa8058/
Fofoa8019/
Foofa8016/
Fofaa804/
Fofea802/
Fofas802/
Feffa801/
Fofai801/
Voffa801/
Fofat801/
Foufas73339/
Foffie73190/
Foffou7360/
Foifas7349/
Phoffa7345/
Foofat7326/
Foufai737/
Foufah734/
Fouffe734/
Foofaa734/
Foofai734/
Fofaha734/
Foffer734/
Pfaffa734/
Foffee733/
Foefai733/
Faffah731/
Fofait731/
Foifoa731/
Faffaz731/
Faffay730/
Foffey730/
Fofo677,109/
Fofe67902/
Fofi67324/
Fefa67251/
Foffett673/
Fouffet672/
Fofò672/
Pfeffea671/
Féfa671/
Fouffou671/
Foufaya671/
Foifooa671/
Fofó671/
Fofffou671/
Fáfa671/
Vofa671/

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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 Foffa
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