Fokana Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Fokana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Fokana (13) may also be a first name.
Fokana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fokana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fokana has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fokana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Fokana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fokana are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Fokana is also the 3,159,357th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.
It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon Fokana is most common in: Centre Region, where 89 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 6 percent are found and West Region, where 6 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foikanga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fokane | 83 | 1,377 | / |
| Fukana | 83 | 36 | / |
| Fakana | 83 | 28 | / |
| Fokani | 83 | 19 | / |
| Fokona | 83 | 17 | / |
| Fekana | 83 | 8 | / |
| Fokano | 83 | 4 | / |
| Focana | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fokena | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fokanj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vokana | 83 | 1 | / |
| Phokana | 77 | 79 | / |
| Fokeena | 77 | 64 | / |
| Foukani | 77 | 64 | / |
| Foukona | 77 | 60 | / |
| Fokkena | 77 | 25 | / |
| Fakanas | 77 | 21 | / |
| Fukanah | 77 | 16 | / |
| Foukane | 77 | 13 | / |
| Fokonai | 77 | 11 | / |
| Fokonas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fokanyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pfakana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fokoina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vokhana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fakanau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fokouna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fatkhana | 71 | 26 | / |
| Fakaanga | 71 | 10 | / |
| Voukhana | 71 | 3 | / |
| Foukhane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fockeena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fokoumna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Voukaina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fakaynat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fokanych | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fukano | 67 | 9,093 | / |
| Vakana | 67 | 1,842 | / |
| Foqane | 67 | 831 | / |
| Fakane | 67 | 507 | / |
| Fakani | 67 | 346 | / |
| Fukane | 67 | 219 | / |
| Vukana | 67 | 36 | / |
| Vocana | 67 | 23 | / |
| Fukani | 67 | 18 | / |
| Fathkanah | 67 | 14 | / |
| Fekena | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vokona | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vekana | 67 | 8 | / |
| Facona | 67 | 7 | / |
| Facana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fokone | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fakany | 67 | 2 | / |
| Focani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fakanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fokoni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fecana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fakano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Focona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foqani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phokaanad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Photkanha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vokany | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fakona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fekano | 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
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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 Fokana
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