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

Fofung occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fofung? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 534,813th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,085,482 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Fofung are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Fofung is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 18 people.

The surname Fofung is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 579 people, or 1 in 35,871. In Cameroon Fofung is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent live, Southwest Region, where 26 percent live and Centre Region, where 11 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common 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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