Foga Surname
Approximately 2,007 people bear this surname
Foga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 956 | 1:185,296 | 11,275 |
| Niger | 488 | 1:39,328 | 2,121 |
| Cameroon | 174 | 1:119,362 | 13,671 |
| United States | 109 | 1:3,325,311 | 189,554 |
| Brazil | 92 | 1:2,326,895 | 71,923 |
| Jamaica | 61 | 1:47,048 | 2,826 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Foga (276) may also be a first name.
Foga Demographics
Average Foga Salary in
United States
$49,035 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Foga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Foga (Hindi: फोगा, Russian: Фога) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foga? popularity and diffusion
Foga is the 206,492nd most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,631,064 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Foga reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 534,713th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 276 people.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 956 people, or 1 in 185,296. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 93 percent are found, Taraba, where 2 percent are found and Lagos, where 1 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 24 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.
Foga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Foga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Foga surname increased 727 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Foga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Foga last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Foga last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.
The amount Foga earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.64% more than the national average, earning $49,035 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.43% more than the national average, earning $51,385 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Foga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Foga in the Hindi language | ||
| फोगा | phoga | - |
| Foga in the Russian language | ||
| Фога | foga | - |
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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 Foga
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