Foffana Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Liberia

Foffana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foffana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Foffana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foffana is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foffana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Foffana are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 30 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 7,690,411. In The Ivory Coast Foffana is mostly found in: Denguélé District, where 33 percent are found, Gôh-Djiboua District, where 33 percent are found and Yamoussoukro Autonomous District, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Senegal, where 30 percent are found and Liberia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fofana92592,306/
Fofanah8660,461/
Foffano86874/
Foffani86157/
Fofanna86111/
Foufana8613/
Ffofana863/
Fofanai862/
Fofanaa862/
Fofayna861/
Fofamna861/
Foofana861/
Feffana861/
Fodfana861/
Foefana861/
Fofanay861/
Fofanoa861/
Fofannah8047/
Fofanaia807/
Foufanah801/
Fofanaih801/
Fofano77322/
Fofona77216/
Fofani77108/
Fafana7792/
Fofane7718/
Fofanh7713/
Fefana773/
Fofena771/
Fofaná771/
Fofonah7120/
Foufena7111/
Foufani716/
Faffani715/
Phofana712/
Fóffano711/
Fafanna711/
Fofaneh711/
Fofanii711/
Fofanie711/
Fafanah711/
Fafanas711/
Foffono711/
Foufouna671/
Fofongna671/
Phofaana671/
Fofannie671/

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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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  • 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 Foffana
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