Fofoe Surname
Approximately 426 people bear this surname
Fofoe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Papua New Guinea | 66 | 1:123,541 | 16,840 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fofoe (29) may also be a first name.
Fofoe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fofoe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fofoe occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fofoe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fofoe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 693,669th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 17,106,915 people. Fofoe occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Fofoe reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name in the world, borne by 29 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Aside from Ghana this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found and Liberia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fofoue | 91 | 22 | / |
| Fofoie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fofoet | 91 | 1 | / |
| Foufoue | 83 | 406 | / |
| Fofouet | 83 | 62 | / |
| Fofie | 80 | 8,894 | / |
| Fofou | 80 | 2,178 | / |
| Fofee | 80 | 123 | / |
| Fofue | 80 | 96 | / |
| Fofeu | 80 | 48 | / |
| Fofoa | 80 | 19 | / |
| Fofoi | 80 | 14 | / |
| Fafoe | 80 | 8 | / |
| Fofoo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Fofea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fofej | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fofoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fefoe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fofey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Foufouet | 77 | 113 | / |
| Fouffoue | 77 | 7 | / |
| Foufou | 73 | 1,323 | / |
| Foofoo | 73 | 206 | / |
| Foffie | 73 | 190 | / |
| Foffou | 73 | 60 | / |
| Fofeuh | 73 | 17 | / |
| Fofoya | 73 | 10 | / |
| Fofieh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Foffee | 73 | 3 | / |
| Foifoo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fofout | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foyfoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foifoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fofoup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fofouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fofaea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foofie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foifey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foufie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foffey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fofu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Foufhee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Footfoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fouffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foufaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foifooa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofó | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foufoué | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofohhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foofhee | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Fofoe
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