How common is the surname Fofana?

1,806 people in the United States had the surname Fofana in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 170,955 Americans. It ranked 16,051st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fofana?

Malick Fofana, Belgian footballer.

Is the surname Fofana getting more or less common?

More common. 680 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,806 in 2010, up 166%.

The surname Fofana

A surname, carried by 1,806 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex F150

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fofana is more common than 90.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,806 people named Fofana in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 170,955 Americans. That is up 166% since 2000, when the Census counted 680.

#16,051

rank among US surnames

1,806

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+165.6%

change since 2000 (was #32,026)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,049	Fritsche	1,807	170,861
#16,051	Reisner	1,806	170,955
#16,059	Hartig	1,805	171,050
#16,060	Saylors	1,804	171,145

Who is named Fofana

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Fofana identified as Black (not Hispanic), 1.8% as two or more races and 1.4% as white (not Hispanic).

Black (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.8%
White (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Fofanas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Malick Fofana
Belgian footballer, born 2005

Questions

How common is the surname Fofana?: 1,806 people in the United States had the surname Fofana in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 170,955 Americans. It ranked 16,051st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fofana?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Fofana identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Fofana?: Malick Fofana, Belgian footballer.
Is the surname Fofana getting more or less common?: More common. 680 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,806 in 2010, up 166%.