Foofo Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Foofo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 18 | 1:112,920 | 11,579 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Foofo (11) may also be a first name.
Foofo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foofo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foofo is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foofo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Foofo reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 11 people.
Foofo is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 112,920. In Lesotho Foofo is mostly concentrated in: Berea District, where 50 percent are found, Leribe District, where 44 percent are found and Maseru District, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and Egypt, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foofoo | 91 | 206 | / |
| Fofo | 89 | 7,109 | / |
| Footfoy | 83 | 2 | / |
| Foodfoo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fofou | 80 | 2,178 | / |
| Foffo | 80 | 125 | / |
| Pfofo | 80 | 55 | / |
| Fofoa | 80 | 19 | / |
| Foufo | 80 | 18 | / |
| Foofa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Foifo | 80 | 16 | / |
| Fofoi | 80 | 14 | / |
| Fofoh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ffofo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fhofo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fofoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fuofo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Voofo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foufou | 73 | 1,323 | / |
| Pfuofo | 73 | 116 | / |
| Foffou | 73 | 60 | / |
| Foopho | 73 | 43 | / |
| Phoofo | 73 | 28 | / |
| Foofat | 73 | 26 | / |
| Foufos | 73 | 12 | / |
| Fosfos | 73 | 4 | / |
| Foofaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fuofuo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Foyfoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foifoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fofout | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fofoup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fofouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fofa | 67 | 8,307 | / |
| Vofo | 67 | 99 | / |
| Fofò | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fouffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofó | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofohhy | 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 Foofo
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