Fopena Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fopena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fopena Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon631:329,66830,059
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Fopena (12) may also be a first name.

Fopena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fopena is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fopena? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fopena is the 2,394,033rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fopena are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 329,668. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 48 percent live, Centre Region, where 37 percent live and Northwest Region, where 11 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fopenah921/
Fopeni8327/
Fopina832/
Fopene831/
Fopeano7761/
Foipana7715/
Fopener770/
Foppeino710/
Fapina672/
Vopene672/
Fepina671/
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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 Fopena
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