Foga Surname

206,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Foga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9561:185,29611,275
Niger4881:39,3282,121
Cameroon1741:119,36213,671
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Brazil921:2,326,89571,923
Jamaica611:47,0482,826
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
England211:2,653,24194,788
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Benin161:645,97538,126
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Foga (276) may also be a first name.

Foga Last Name Facts

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

Foga (Hindi: फोगा, Russian: Фога) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Foga is the 206,492nd most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,631,064 people. The surname Foga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Foga live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Foga is also the 534,713th most widespread first name globally, held by 276 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 956 people, or 1 in 185,296. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 93 percent reside, Taraba, where 2 percent reside and Lagos, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Foga exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 24 percent reside and Cameroon, where 9 percent reside.

Foga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Foga surname increased 727 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Foga are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonga891,781/
Fogas89810/
Fouga89571/
Fogat89537/
Fogha89359/
Fogaš89210/
Fogah89205/
Fogap89104/
Fooga8916/
Fogaz8910/
Fogaş894/
Fogga893/
Fohga893/
Fogai892/
Focga891/
Fogaa891/
Fogad891/
Fogay891/
Foiga891/
Founga80342/
Foggea80307/
Fongha8084/
Foggoa8062/
Fougas8058/
Fougea8040/
Pfouga8034/
Foinga8021/
Foghap8020/
Fougat8016/
Fongau8011/
Fogash8010/
Fougha8010/
Fogaat804/
Foogat803/
Fogays802/
Foghah802/
Fougap802/
Foghat801/
Foga'a801/
Foggah801/
Foggéa801/
Foghaa801/
Fongaa801/
Fongay801/
Fougaa801/
Fogaãa801/
Fogatz800/
Faga756,626/
Fuga752,824/
Fogo752,425/
Voga75794/
Fega75452/
Foge75224/
Fogi7538/
Fogy7527/
Fága751/
Féga751/
Fogó751/
Foingha7321/
Foogooa7313/
Foggatt738/
Foungai737/
Foughat733/
Foughad731/
Foingai731/
Fongaah731/
Fonghai731/
Fosgath730/
Funga676,529/
Fanga672,276/
Fongo672,104/
Fugah671,572/
Foged671,491/
Foggo67921/
Foggi67674/
Fugat67534/
Fonge67512/
Feuga67499/
Fugas67458/
Fagas67447/
Fagha67387/
Phoga67336/
Fongi67329/
Foege67306/
Fogou67284/
Foget67281/
Fegha67232/
Foggy67223/
Fougy67153/
Foger67141/
Fogui67138/
Foghi67134/
Fauga67125/
Fogho67118/
Fogos67116/
Fagau67106/
Fougo67104/
Faaga6797/
Fugaj6794/
Fagga6774/
Fogie6772/
Fagah6769/
Fagai6769/
Fogge6767/
Foges6763/
Fokgo6760/
Vogau6754/
Fugaš6754/
Fegah6750/
Fagač6748/
Focgo6745/
Fogoz6745/
Foghe6742/
Fagat6737/
Vogah6732/
Făgaş6728/
Fogoh6725/
Fegaj6724/
Vogha6723/
Feega6722/
Foige6719/
Pfega6717/
Fagad6715/
Fogeh6715/
Fugau6714/
Fagaa6712/
Fuiga6710/
Vogga677/
Vogai677/
Fusga677/
Fogot676/
Fogis676/
Vooga676/
Fugai676/
Fogoš676/
Fugha676/
Fagea676/
Fugga675/
Fagać675/
Fagay674/
Fegaa674/
Fugaș674/
Făgaș674/
Fouge673/
Fooge673/
Fugay673/
Faega673/
Fagaz673/
Fugaz673/
Fougi673/
Fogey672/
Fuogo672/
Fegai672/
Foigo672/
Fogás672/
Fogàs672/
Fugad671/
Fuoge671/
Fogye671/
Fahga671/
Ffoge671/
Fehga671/
Fogér671/
Fugaś671/
Fagaś671/
Fagaj671/
Fagap671/
Fakga671/
Foego671/
Fougault671/
Foegi671/
Voiga671/
Foigi671/
Fugoa671/
Fogee670/
Foghy670/

Foga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foga in the Hindi language
फोगाphoga-
Foga in the Russian language
Фогаfoga-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis