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 is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fokana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fokana is the 4,427,875th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name 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 common given name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name Fokana is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon Fokana is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 89 percent live, Littoral Region, where 6 percent live and West Region, where 6 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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- 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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