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 is found most in Algeria. It may occur as: Foùfoù. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Foufou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 289,639th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,508,349 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Foufou reside; 94 percent reside in North Africa and 94 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 252,483rd most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 1,013 people.
This last name is most widely held in Algeria, where it is borne by 858 people, or 1 in 45,025. In Algeria it is most common in: Skikda Province, where 66 percent are found, Algiers Province, where 34 percent are found and Béjaïa Province, where 0 percent are found. Barring Algeria this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 28 percent are found and Niger, where 2 percent are found.
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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