Famechon Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Famechon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Famechon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4711:141,02521,711
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Famechon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Famechon is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Famechon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 630,290th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 15,025,868 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Famechon are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 471 people, or 1 in 141,025. In France Famechon is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 49 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 11 percent are found. Outside of France it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in New Caledonia, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Famechon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Famechon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fameson801/
Faymachan711/
Famesan673/
Famison671/
Vamachan633/
Fameezan631/
Phamishon5921/
Foomeesong561/
Famisan531,267/
Fomison5321/
Famizan532/
Famissan504/
Fomessen501/

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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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  • 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 Famechon
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