Fofie Surname

56,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Fofie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fofie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5,0571:5,343751
Ivory Coast2,2671:10,177828
Cameroon1,3491:15,3962,099
Liberia681:64,8315,610
United States571:6,358,929302,882
England561:994,96549,531
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Fofié (7) are calculated separately.

Fofie (2,610) may also be a first name.

Fofie Last Name Facts

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

Fofie is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Fofié. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fofie? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fofie is the 56,965th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 819,378 people. The last name Fofie is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Fofie are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 143,883rd most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 2,610 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is borne by 5,057 people, or 1 in 5,343. Excluding Ghana Fofie occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent live and Cameroon, where 15 percent live.

Fofie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fofie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fofie last name rose 633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fofie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fofie last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Fofie earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning $42,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26% less than the national average, earning $36,764 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fofié937/
Fofied91205/
Foffie91190/
Fofieh919/
Foufie911/
Fofoie911/
Foofie911/
Fofe89902/
Fofi89324/
Foufier831/
Fofoe80426/
Foffi80347/
Fofid80277/
Foffe80173/
Fofee80123/
Fofue8096/
Fefie8050/
Fofit8048/
Fofeu8048/
Fafie8044/
Fofer8034/
Pfofe8021/
Fofoi8014/
Fofeh8010/
Fofet809/
Foufe808/
Foufi807/
Fofea802/
Foyfi801/
Fofio801/
Foofe801/
Fofih801/
Fofui801/
Foofi801/
Fofej801/
Fofai801/
Fofes801/
Fofey800/
Foife800/
Fafies7347/
Fofoue7322/
Fofeuh7317/
Fafieh738/
Foufai737/
Fofeeh735/
Fouffe734/
Foifis734/
Foffer734/
Foofai734/
Foffee733/
Foefai733/
Fafiye732/
Foufis732/
Foffié732/
Feffie732/
Fofehe731/
Foufio731/
Fafiei731/
Faffie731/
Fosfer731/
Foifey731/
Vaffie731/
Foefee731/
Fofait731/
Fofeei731/
Vofiee730/
Foffey730/
Fofa678,307/
Fefe671,525/
Fafi671,078/
Foufoue67406/
Fafe67376/
Fafioye67147/
Fofouet6762/
Fefi679/
Foufhee674/
Footfit674/
Fafiães673/
Foffett673/
Fouffet672/
Foiphet672/
Fófi671/
Foofhee671/
Foufeer671/
Vofe671/
Foufaye671/
Feffiey670/
Vofi670/

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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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  • 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 Fofie
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