Fopho Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Fopho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fopho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho241:84,69010,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Fopho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fopho is most common in Lesotho. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fopho? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fopho is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. Fopho occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Fopho are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Fopho is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 84,690. In Lesotho Fopho is mostly concentrated in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 79 percent are found and Maseru District, where 21 percent are found. Barring Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foopho9143/
Fopo8921/
Fopah80197/
Fopou80158/
Fopoh8011/
Foupo801/
Foppo801/
Fofho801/
Fopha801/
Phopho73113/
Faphoo734/
Foupou733/
Fopahe732/
Fopouh732/
Fohpoh731/
Foipou731/
Foopah731/
Fopaha731/
Foppah731/
Ffopah731/
Fofo677,109/
Fopa676,934/
Vopo6714/
Phophot679/
Phophoi673/
Phoopho672/
Phophop671/
Phophoo671/
Phophod671/
Fospoth671/
Vouphoo671/

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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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  • 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 Fopho
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