Fohou Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Fohou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 39 | 1:265,015 | 22,836 |
| Ivory Coast | 29 | 1:795,560 | 21,349 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Fohou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fohou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fohou occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fohou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fohou is the 2,273,756th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fohou reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 265,015. In Benin Fohou is most prevalent in: Mono Department, where 77 percent live, Littoral Department, where 18 percent live and Kouffo Department, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Benin it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 41 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fohoue | 91 | 131 | / |
| Foihou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fohouh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fohoud | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fohgou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Foho | 89 | 69 | / |
| Fochoue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vohou | 80 | 663 | / |
| Foyou | 80 | 326 | / |
| Fooud | 80 | 24 | / |
| Fojou | 80 | 21 | / |
| Fahou | 80 | 15 | / |
| Fohos | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fouou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fohju | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fooju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fohua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fo'ou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fohus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fohoy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fouahoue | 77 | 13 | / |
| Fatohoue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vohoue | 73 | 34 | / |
| Fohosh | 73 | 23 | / |
| Fahous | 73 | 18 | / |
| Fahoud | 73 | 17 | / |
| Fahoue | 73 | 8 | / |
| Foyouz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fotoue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fosoue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foyoup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fahouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fehoue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foajou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foucheyou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Foua | 67 | 6,669 | / |
| Faho | 67 | 3,610 | / |
| Voho | 67 | 777 | / |
| Faou | 67 | 616 | / |
| Fouo | 67 | 609 | / |
| Foiu | 67 | 267 | / |
| Fo'o | 67 | 155 | / |
| Foju | 67 | 113 | / |
| Fothoyi | 67 | 73 | / |
| Foah | 67 | 67 | / |
| Foha | 67 | 65 | / |
| Foyu | 67 | 52 | / |
| Fotouet | 67 | 38 | / |
| Fooa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Fauhoue | 67 | 16 | / |
| Fooh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Fuou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fooo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fahouji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fouayou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fuoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Voou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fehu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fossoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fahoush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feuhoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foutoue | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Fohou
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