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 surname Fofu occurs most in Cameroon. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fofu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fofu is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Fofu are found; 72 percent are found in Central Africa and 72 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Fofu is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 15 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 610,855. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 71 percent live, West Region, where 26 percent live and Centre Region, where 3 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 23 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
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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