Fofanah is used as a family name or surname in Sierra Leone. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fofanah
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Sierra Leone
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Fofanah

How popular is Fofanah?

Fofanah is common in Sierra Leone.

Fofanah is ranked 15204 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Fofanahs grew by 133.3333 per cent to 420 since 2000 and ranked 49914 after elevating 44313 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 95.24 89.44
Fofanah is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Sierra Leone which signifies that it is originated from Sierra Leone. Around 34608 people have been found who wears Fofanah as their family name. Fofanah is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
27,602 Nigeria4
394 The Gambia3
8,657 Lebanon2
3,437 Sudan2
35,969 Denmark2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
384 Guinea2
20,595 China2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
1,347 Liberia2
12,172 Ghana2
4,435 Togo1
897,276 Russia1
38,841 Scotland1
11,510 Oman1
47,891 Norway1
6,149 Ethiopia1
5,916 Mozambique1
6,212 Jamaica1
31,207 Ireland1
91,024 Belgium1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
57,220 Netherlands27
66,739 Spain24
116,847 Canada21
85,784 Australia19
4,554 Senegal14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
133,875 France61
Countries with hundreds of Fofanah:
61,237 United States415
17,149 England323
43,536 Germany235
Countries with ten thousands of Fofanah:
17 Sierra Leone33,434
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Fofanah Namesakes

  • Alusine Fofanah, Soccer midfielder
  • Alusine Fofanah, Politician
  • Fatmata Fofanah, Olympic athlete
  • Nabie Foday Fofanah, Olympic athlete
  • Fatmata Fofanah, Olympic athlete
  • Nabie Foday Fofanah, Olympic athlete
  • Fatmata Fofanah, Olympic athlete
  • Isatu Fofanah, Athlete
  • Isatu Fofanah, Politician
  • Abu Bakarr Fofanah, Sierra Leonean Politician

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