Fuufu Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Fuufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fuufu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho451:45,1687,359
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Fuufu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fuufu occurs most in Lesotho. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Fuufu.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuufu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fuufu is the 2,776,799th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fuufu reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 45,168. In Lesotho Fuufu is most common in: Mafeteng District, where 91 percent are found, Mohale's Hoek District, where 7 percent are found and Maseru District, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho Fuufu occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fufu891,208/
Fuefu80226/
Fufus809/
Faufu805/
Fufut802/
Fufui801/
Foufu801/
Fufue801/
Foufou731,323/
Feufeu73132/
Fuefue73109/
Faufau7350/
Fuifui7326/
Pfupfu7314/
Fuffus731/
Fuefuh731/
Foufuh731/
Feufou731/
Hfgufuj671/
Feufeuh671/
Fouffou671/
Vufu671/
Vufeu601/
Phufu601/
Faufoo551/
Foufie551/
Voufou551/

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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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  • 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 Fuufu
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