Fogho Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Fogho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 117 | 1:177,513 | 18,775 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Fogho (23) may also be a first name.
Fogho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fogho Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fogho is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fogho? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fogho is the 1,674,734th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fogho reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 23 people.
The surname Fogho is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 177,513. In Cameroon Fogho is most prevalent in: West Region, where 39 percent are found, Centre Region, where 35 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Fogho
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