Fofou Surname

193,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fofou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fofou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2,1591:9,6201,268
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Fofou (17) may also be a first name.

Fofou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fofou occurs most in Cameroon. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Fofou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fofou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fofou is the 193,184th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,345,981 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Fofou live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 17 people.

Fofou is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2,159 people, or 1 in 9,620. In Cameroon Fofou is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 33 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 32 percent reside and West Region, where 21 percent reside. Beside Cameroon it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foffou9160/
Fofoue9122/
Fofout911/
Fofoup911/
Fofouh911/
Fofo897,109/
Fofu8947/
Fofouet8362/
Fofffou831/
Fofoe80426/
Foffo80125/
Fofue8096/
Pfofo8055/
Fofeu8048/
Foofo8020/
Fofoa8019/
Foifo8016/
Fofuh8015/
Fafou8015/
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Fofoh805/
Fofoo804/
Foifu803/
Ffofo801/
Fuofo801/
Fuofu801/
Fofho801/
Fofoy801/
Fofui801/
Fhofo801/
Foofoo73206/
Pfuofo73116/
Fofeuh7317/
Fofoya7310/
Fosfos734/
Faffou734/
Fuofuo733/
Foifoo732/
Feufou731/
Fahfou731/
Voufou731/
Fofoie731/
Foifoa731/
Foyfoy731/
Fofa678,307/
Fasfous67814/
Fahfouh67140/
Vofo6799/
Fafu677/
Footfoy672/
Fofò672/
Feaufou671/
Fofohhy671/
Fofó671/
Foifooa671/
Foodfoo671/

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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
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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 Fofou
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