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
Fotala is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fotala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fotala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Fotala are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Fotala is also the 7,463,778th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 3 people.
The last name Fotala is most frequently held 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. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found 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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