Fopo Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Fopo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fopo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fopo (24) may also be a first name.

Fopo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fopo is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Fopo.

How Common Is The Last Name Fopo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Fopo live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.

This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Fopo is mostly found in: Morobe, where 53 percent reside, Chimbu, where 20 percent reside and National Capital District, where 20 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 10 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fopou89158/
Fopho8925/
Fopoh8911/
Foupo891/
Foppo891/
Foopho8043/
Foupou803/
Fopouh802/
Foipou801/
Fohpoh801/
Fopa756,934/
Fapo7590/
Vopo7514/
Fepo751/
Fospoth731/
Foppa672,939/
Fopah67197/
Foepa67170/
Foipa6737/
Fapou6730/
Foupa6728/
Phopo6715/
Fepoh6711/
Fapoo679/
Fopaa674/
Fhapo674/
Vuopo672/
Fotpa671/
Fospa671/
Fopap671/
Fohpa671/
Faupo671/
Fopha671/
Feepo671/
Feppo671/

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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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  • 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 Fopo
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