Foforane Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Foforane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foforane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1201:451,48138,064

Foforane Last Name Facts

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

Foforane is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Foforane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foforane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Foforane is the 1,658,108th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname Foforane occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Foforane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Foforane is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 451,481. In South Africa Foforane is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 67 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 13 percent are found and North West, where 12 percent are found.

Foforane Last Name Statistics demography

Foforane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.03% less than the national average, earning R 163,896 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foforang889/
Foforany881/
Fosforani824/
Fofaran801/
Fufurane753/
Fayforan751/
Favorane751/
Fafran712/
Fifrian676/
Faforin674/
Foverne671/
Fafaran671/
Faforun671/
Fofarna671/
Fyfe-Horne671/
Fufrana671/
Foveran670/

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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 Foforane
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