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Fofanah Family History

Fofanah Surname Meaning

West African (Sierra Leone): from a variant of the name of the Fofana clan of the Mandinka and subsequently Sierra Leonean Temne peoples.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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