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 has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Foofo.
How Common Is The Last Name Foofo? popularity and diffusion
Foofo is the 4,427,875th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is primarily 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 commonly used first name on earth It is held by 11 people.
The surname Foofo is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 112,920. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Berea District, where 50 percent live, Leribe District, where 44 percent live and Maseru District, where 6 percent live. Barring Lesotho this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 5 percent live and Egypt, where 5 percent live.
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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