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 last name Fokana occurs most in Cameroon. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fokana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Fokana is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fokana live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon Fokana is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 89 percent live, Littoral Region, where 6 percent live and West Region, where 6 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 5 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.
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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