Fofung Surname

534,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fofung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fofung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5791:35,8714,829
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Fofung (18) may also be a first name.

Fofung Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fofung occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fofung click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fofung? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 534,813th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,085,482 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Fofung live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Fofung is also the 2,608,198th most common first name world-wide It is held by 18 people.

The surname Fofung is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 579 people, or 1 in 35,871. In Cameroon Fofung is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent live, Southwest Region, where 26 percent live and Centre Region, where 11 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Fofung Last Name Statistics demography

Fofung earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 104.65% more than the national average, earning $88,306 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foofung925/
Fofun917/
Foufoung861/
Fafung8310/
Fofong838/
Fofaun831/
Foofong7711/
Foufoun777/
Fatfung774/
Fofon7312/
Fafun734/
Fofum731/
Foufoune713/
Foofoong711/
Foifon67121/
Foffum672/
Foyfon672/
Foufon671/
Fofoum671/

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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 Fofung
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