Fotala Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Fotala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Fotala (3) may also be a first name.
Fotala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fotala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fotala occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fotala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fotala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fotala is the 10,311,814th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Fotala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Fotala live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Fotala is also the 7,463,778th most widespread first name internationally, held by 3 people.
The surname Fotala is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Fotala is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 50 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Fotala
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