Fokala Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fokala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fokala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon931:223,32322,423
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Fokala (11) may also be a first name.

Fokala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fokala (Marathi: फोकला) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fokala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,849,867th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Fokala are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Fokala is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 11 people.

The surname Fokala is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 223,323. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 35 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 34 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 27 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foukala9258/
Foukalas8690/
Foukalla861/
Fukala83323/
Fakala8332/
Fekala8324/
Fokale8319/
Vokala8313/
Fokela8310/
Fokola836/
Fokali835/
Fokalo831/
Vokkala779/
Fukkala775/
Fukaila773/
Phokala772/
Fokoula771/
Fukalla771/
Fakalea771/
Fackala771/
Phokhala7118/
Foukalou7113/
Voikkala7112/
Faka'ala717/
Fakallah714/
Vockalia711/
Fakalias711/
Fakaelea711/
Fak'alla711/
Fouqhala711/
Foscalla710/
Vakala671,613/
Fakola67260/
Fakela67134/
Fukała67132/
Fakale67128/
Fakaly6797/
Fakali6769/
Fukalo6751/
Fakalo6737/
Vokali6726/
Vekala6723/
Fekela6721/
Phokhalai679/
Vukala678/
Focali677/
Fukale676/
Fokolo675/
Focola675/
Vokalo674/
Fecola674/
Vokela673/
Vokale671/
Foqale671/
Phokkalap671/
Fakailias671/
Fukali671/
Fokoli671/

Fokala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fokala in the Marathi language
फोकलाphokala-

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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
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  • 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 Fokala
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