Fofonov Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Fofonov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fofonov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4571:315,36831,947
Kazakhstan411:431,28033,089
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Fofonov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fofonov (Russian: Фофонов) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fofonov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 577,768th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,396,224 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Fofonov are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 78 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 457 people, or 1 in 315,368. In Russia Fofonov is primarily found in: Volgograd Oblast, where 10 percent live, Samara Oblast, where 8 percent live and Kaluga Oblast, where 8 percent live. Besides Russia Fofonov is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 8 percent live and Ukraine, where 4 percent live.

Fofonov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Fofonov last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Fofonov surname are 7.4% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 54.17% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fofonova93849/
Fofanov862,625/
Fafonov8631/
Fofonow864/
Fofanova802,829/
Fofonoff80176/
Fafonova8026/
Foefanov808/
Foffonof802/
Fofanovs802/
Fafanov7132/
Fefanov713/
Fofanof712/
Vafonov711/
Fofanow711/
Fofanoff6724/
Fafanova6724/
Faefanov674/
Vafanov571/

Fofonov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fofonov in the Russian language
Фофоновfofonov-

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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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  • 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 Fofonov
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