Fofon Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Fofon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
Fofon (44) may also be a first name.
Fofon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fofon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fofon (Russian: Фофон) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fofon? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Fofon live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 44 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon Fofon is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foifon | 91 | 121 | / |
| Fofone | 91 | 17 | / |
| Fofong | 91 | 8 | / |
| Foyfon | 91 | 2 | / |
| Foufon | 91 | 1 | / |
| Foofong | 83 | 11 | / |
| Foufoun | 83 | 7 | / |
| Fhofhon | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fotfoon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fofan | 80 | 73 | / |
| Fafon | 80 | 18 | / |
| Fofun | 80 | 7 | / |
| Fefon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fofonova | 77 | 849 | / |
| Foufoune | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fofongue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foufoung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foofoong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fofung | 73 | 603 | / |
| Fofang | 73 | 176 | / |
| Fafone | 73 | 109 | / |
| Fofane | 73 | 18 | / |
| Fofanh | 73 | 13 | / |
| Foofan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Phofon | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fhafon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fofoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fofaun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fofanq | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fawfon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fofasen | 67 | 6 | / |
| Foofung | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fadfoon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faufone | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phofone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foffang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fadfong | 67 | 0 | / |
Fofon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fofon in the Russian language | ||
| Фофон | fofon | - |
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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 Fofon
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