Famene Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Famene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Famene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Famene (13) may also be a first name.

Famene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Famene occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Famene click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Famene? popularity and diffusion

The surname Famene is the 3,543,123rd most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Famene are found; 68 percent are found in Central Africa and 68 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Famene is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon Famene is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 48 percent are found, West Region, where 48 percent are found and Centre Region, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Famegne9270/
Famenie922/
Famenep921/
Fammegne8620/
Fomene83594/
Fameni83518/
Famane83128/
Famine8330/
Femene8312/
Famone833/
Fameun831/
Famean830/
Fahmane77447/
Famaney77192/
Fomegne7750/
Famegni7739/
Foumene7732/
Fameena7725/
Feumene7723/
Famenyi7713/
Famesin7712/
Faimena775/
Fomeneh772/
Fatmine772/
Famines771/
Fammeni771/
Feemene771/
Fomeneu771/
Vaamene771/
Vamenee771/
Foemene771/
Famengi771/
Famanne771/
Faumeni771/
Fommene771/
Fameing770/
Fommegne7110/
Vaimenee719/
Faimeena716/
Famaaine713/
Fameesin713/
Faimanee712/
Fasmeenh711/
Fatmeenh711/
Feummene711/
Fammegni711/
Famaitne711/
Faumeina711/
Fomena671,336/
Famini67913/
Vamane67769/
Fomeni67575/
Fomine67113/
Femone6777/
Femine6749/
Fameña6715/
Famain674/
Vemene673/
Fomeny672/
Vomene672/
Femane672/
Fomein672/
Fomane671/
Vamone671/
Faminj671/
Vamine671/
Vamean671/
Faminy670/

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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
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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 Famene
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