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 held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fogho? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fogho is the 1,674,734th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fogho reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Fogho is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.
Fogho is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 177,513. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: West Region, where 39 percent reside, Centre Region, where 35 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon Fogho exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
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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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