Fofana surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Fofana surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,806 people carried this name — #16,051 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 163,900 people counted. That is up 166% from 680 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 685 people named Fofana.

Most of them — 414 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 33 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 414
Paris 85
Seine-Saint-Denis 55
Val-de-Marne 21
Val-d’Oise 15
Yvelines 12
Hauts-de-Seine 9
Essonne 7
Seine-et-Marne 6

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 461 people named Fofana live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Brussels-Capital 174
West Flanders 70
Liège 59
Hainaut 38
East Flanders 38
Antwerp 34
Namur 16
Walloon Brabant 12

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

150 people named Fofana live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Geneva 49
Vaud 28
Zurich 15
Lucerne 10
Neuchâtel 9
Valais 8
Aargau 8
Fribourg 7

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the Nordic population registers

131 people named Fofana are counted in Sweden and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 111
Finland (2026) 20

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Fofana in American newspapers,
1836–1962.

Newspaper page from Daily American Organ carrying the name Fofana
Daily American Organ 1855-12-08
Newspaper page from Saint Mary'S Beacon carrying the name Fofana
Saint Mary'S Beacon 1871-02-09
Newspaper page from St. Croix Avis carrying the name Fofana
St. Croix Avis 1890-07-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Fofana,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Cheick Boikari Fofana
    Cheick Boikari Fofana 1943–2020 · religious role
  • Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana
    Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana 1949– · politician
  • Mohamed Lamine Fofana
    Mohamed Lamine Fofana 1949– · politician
  • Ibrahima Kassory Fofana
    Ibrahima Kassory Fofana 1954– · politician
  • Bouake Fofana
    Bouake Fofana 1957– · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 86 lives in all are documented under this name.

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