Fuafua Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Fuafua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fuafua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fuafua Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fuafua Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Fuafua (Russian: Фуафуа) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fuafua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuafua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fuafua is the 1,596,935th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Fuafua reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Beside The DR Congo this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 11 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fuafuah922/
Buafua8335/
Buafuea771/
Buabua6710,055/
Vuavua6727/
Fuofuo673/
Fwafwa672/
Phuabua621/
Buaphuea579/
Phuaphua574/
Buabuo502/
Bwafwa501/

Fuafua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fuafua in the Russian language
Фуафуаfuafua-

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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
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  • 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 Fuafua
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