Foufou Surname
Approximately 1,323 people bear this surname
Foufou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 858 | 1:45,025 | 7,915 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| Niger | 24 | 1:799,667 | 18,510 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Tunisia | 16 | 1:38,164 | 5,464 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
The alternate forms: Foùfoù (1) are calculated separately.
Foufou (1,013) may also be a first name.
Foufou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foufou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Foufou occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Foùfoù. For other possible spellings of Foufou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foufou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 289,639th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,508,349 people. The last name Foufou is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Foufou are found; 94 percent are found in North Africa and 94 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 252,483rd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 1,013 people.
The surname Foufou is most widely held in Algeria, where it is held by 858 people, or 1 in 45,025. In Algeria Foufou is primarily found in: Skikda Province, where 66 percent reside, Algiers Province, where 34 percent reside and Béjaïa Province, where 0 percent reside. Not including Algeria this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 28 percent reside and Niger, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foufoue | 92 | 406 | / |
| Foufoué | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fouffou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fouefou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Foufo | 91 | 18 | / |
| Foufu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Foùfoù | 89 | 1 | / |
| Foufouet | 86 | 113 | / |
| Fouffoue | 86 | 7 | / |
| Fouefoue | 86 | 3 | / |
| Foufos | 83 | 12 | / |
| Feufou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Foufuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Voufou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fofo | 80 | 7,109 | / |
| Fufu | 80 | 1,208 | / |
| Fufo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Feaufou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foufa | 73 | 1,237 | / |
| Fofoe | 73 | 426 | / |
| Fuefu | 73 | 226 | / |
| Foffo | 73 | 125 | / |
| Pfofo | 73 | 55 | / |
| Fuufu | 73 | 49 | / |
| Foofo | 73 | 20 | / |
| Fofoa | 73 | 19 | / |
| Foifo | 73 | 16 | / |
| Fofoi | 73 | 14 | / |
| Fufus | 73 | 9 | / |
| Fofoh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Faufu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Fofoo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fufut | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ffofo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fufui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fofoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fofho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fufuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fufue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fufos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fufoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fouphoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Feufouet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foufas | 67 | 339 | / |
| Fufuji | 67 | 327 | / |
| Foofoo | 67 | 206 | / |
| Feufeu | 67 | 132 | / |
| Fuefue | 67 | 109 | / |
| Faufau | 67 | 50 | / |
| Fuifui | 67 | 26 | / |
| Fujifu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Fouphouet | 67 | 16 | / |
| Pfupfu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Fofoya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Foufai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fosfos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fufuye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Foufah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fuofuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Foifoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fofoie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoufouet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voufoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faufoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuffus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foufie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foyfoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foifoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuefuh | 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 Foufou
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