Fopa Surname

71,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fopa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fopa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon6,8671:3,024363
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
France101:6,642,272293,169
Congo51:997,81917,129
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Fopa (132) may also be a first name.

Fopa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fopa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Fopa (Russian: Фопа) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fopa? popularity and diffusion

Fopa is the 71,231st most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,050,987 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Fopa are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 807,735th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 132 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 6,867 people, or 1 in 3,024. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 33 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 31 percent are found and West Region, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Fopa occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foppa892,939/
Fopah89197/
Foepa89170/
Foipa8937/
Fopay8936/
Foupa8928/
Fopaa894/
Fotpa891/
Fospa891/
Fopap891/
Fopai891/
Fohpa891/
Fopha891/
Fopahe802/
Fopa'e801/
Ffopah801/
Foopah801/
Fopaha801/
Fouppa801/
Foppat801/
Foppah801/
Foppaa801/
Fopeau801/
Fopass801/
Fope75468/
Fopi75270/
Fepa75122/
Fapa7552/
Fopo7521/
Vopa7519/
Fopy751/
Foispas730/
Foppe671,119/
Fopou67158/
Feppa67119/
Phopa6792/
Fepha6760/
Fappa6756/
Fopie6751/
Fopit6729/
Fopho6725/
Feupa6718/
Foupe6714/
Foppi6714/
Fapad6713/
Fapat6712/
Fophe6711/
Fopoh6711/
Foope678/
Voipa676/
Fapas674/
Vopai673/
Foper672/
Foupi672/
Foipi672/
Fohpi672/
Fopei672/
Fapay672/
Voppa672/
Fotpi671/
Foopy671/
Fepea671/
Voopa671/
Vopay671/
Vohpa671/
Fopes671/
Foupo671/
Faupa671/
Fapai671/
Fapha671/
Fopet671/
Fopih671/
Foppo671/

Fopa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fopa in the Russian language
Фопаfopa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fopa
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