Foroko Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Foroko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 38 | 1:53,488 | 8,156 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Foroko (19) may also be a first name.
Foroko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foroko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foroko occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Foroko? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,061,309th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Foroko live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 19 people.
This surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 53,488. In Lesotho Foroko is mostly found in: Maseru District, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Lesotho this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 37 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forokou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Forokoh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fourokou | 86 | 29 | / |
| Furoko | 83 | 23 | / |
| Foroka | 83 | 9 | / |
| Voroko | 83 | 7 | / |
| Faroko | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fouroukou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vorojko | 77 | 22 | / |
| Forgako | 77 | 2 | / |
| Voroňko | 77 | 2 | / |
| Farouko | 77 | 2 | / |
| Phoroko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farokou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faroukou | 71 | 1,480 | / |
| Farokhos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faroukoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farookho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faroka | 67 | 106 | / |
| Foroca | 67 | 91 | / |
| Furuko | 67 | 82 | / |
| Faroqo | 67 | 41 | / |
| Fereko | 67 | 36 | / |
| Fareko | 67 | 21 | / |
| Vorako | 67 | 21 | / |
| Faruko | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ferako | 67 | 10 | / |
| Foraco | 67 | 7 | / |
| Feroka | 67 | 7 | / |
| Veroko | 67 | 6 | / |
| Foruka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Voroka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Furako | 67 | 3 | / |
| Farroukou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Foreka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Farako | 67 | 2 | / |
| Varoko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Furoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feroco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faroco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farouckou | 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 Foroko
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