Fofo Surname

69,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Fofo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fofo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia3,4581:8,9231,241
Egypt5801:158,51012,069
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Algeria3631:106,42315,542
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Benin3341:30,9454,083
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Zimbabwe2371:65,1409,810
Lesotho2091:9,7252,203
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Liberia481:91,8447,477
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Senegal201:728,9672,654
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
France141:4,744,480251,814
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
England61:9,286,343223,652
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Oman41:921,9937,313
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
China41:341,830,39216,990
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

The alternate forms: Fofò (2), Fofó (1), Föfô (1), Fôfô (1) & Fôfo (1) are calculated separately.

Fofo (12,103) may also be a first name.

Fofo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fofo (Russian: Фофо) is found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Fofò, Fofó, Föfô, Fôfô or Fôfo. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fofo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 69,644th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,025,115 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 51 percent of Fofo reside; 50 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Fofo is also the 53,837th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 12,103 people.

The last name Fofo is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 3,458 people, or 1 in 8,923. Not including Saudi Arabia it occurs in 65 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 8 percent live and Togo, where 6 percent live.

Fofo Last Name Statistics demography

Fofo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.04% less than the national average, earning R 173,376 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fofò922/
Fofó921/
Fofou892,178/
Foffo89125/
Pfofo8955/
Foofo8920/
Fofoa8919/
Foufo8918/
Foifo8916/
Fofoi8914/
Fofoh895/
Fofoo894/
Fofoy891/
Ffofo891/
Fuofo891/
Fofho891/
Fhofo891/
Föfô831/
Fôfô831/
Fôfo831/
Foufou801,323/
Foofoo80206/
Pfuofo80116/
Foffou8060/
Foufos8012/
Fosfos804/
Fuofuo803/
Foifoo802/
Fofouh801/
Fofoup801/
Fofout801/
Foifoa801/
Foyfoy801/
Fofa758,307/
Vofo7599/
Footfoy732/
Fofffou731/
Fofohhy731/
Foifooa731/
Foodfoo731/
Fouffou731/
Foufa671,237/
Foffa67618/
Fofah67129/
Fafoo67112/
Foifa6758/
Fofeu6748/
Phofo6727/
Fopho6725/
Foofa6716/
Fofaa674/
Fofoňová672/
Foffá672/
Vuofo672/
Fofas672/
Voofo671/
Fofat671/

Fofo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fofo in the Russian language
Фофоfofo-

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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 Fofo
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