Fofu Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Fofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Fofu (15) may also be a first name.
Fofu Demographics
Average Fofu Salary in
South Africa
R 122,544
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Fofu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fofu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fofu is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fofu? popularity and diffusion
Fofu is the 2,843,861st most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Fofu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Fofu reside; 72 percent reside in Central Africa and 72 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 15 people.
The last name Fofu is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 610,855. In Cameroon Fofu is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 71 percent are found, West Region, where 26 percent are found and Centre Region, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 23 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Fofu Last Name Statistics demography
Fofu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.43% less than the national average, earning R 122,544 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fofou | 89 | 2,178 | / |
| Fofeu | 89 | 48 | / |
| Fofuh | 89 | 15 | / |
| Foifu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Foufu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fofui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fuofu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Foufou | 80 | 1,323 | / |
| Foffou | 80 | 60 | / |
| Fofeuh | 80 | 17 | / |
| Foufuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fofout | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fofoup | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fofouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fafu | 75 | 7 | / |
| Fefu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Fofó | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fouffou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fofffou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phofu | 67 | 1,115 | / |
| Fofoe | 67 | 426 | / |
| Fefeu | 67 | 332 | / |
| Fafou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Fafau | 67 | 14 | / |
| Féfeu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fafui | 67 | 7 | / |
| Faafu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Faufu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fofoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Feffu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fefou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feefu | 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 Fofu
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