Famene Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Famene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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
Famene is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Famene? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Famene reside; 68 percent reside in Central Africa and 68 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Famene is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.
Famene is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon Famene is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 48 percent are found, West Region, where 48 percent are found and Centre Region, where 5 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Famegne | 92 | 70 | / |
| Famenie | 92 | 2 | / |
| Famenep | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fammegne | 86 | 20 | / |
| Fomene | 83 | 594 | / |
| Fameni | 83 | 518 | / |
| Famane | 83 | 128 | / |
| Famine | 83 | 30 | / |
| Femene | 83 | 12 | / |
| Famone | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fameun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Famean | 83 | 0 | / |
| Fahmane | 77 | 447 | / |
| Famaney | 77 | 192 | / |
| Fomegne | 77 | 50 | / |
| Famegni | 77 | 39 | / |
| Foumene | 77 | 32 | / |
| Fameena | 77 | 25 | / |
| Feumene | 77 | 23 | / |
| Famenyi | 77 | 13 | / |
| Famesin | 77 | 12 | / |
| Faimena | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fomeneh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fatmine | 77 | 2 | / |
| Famines | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fammeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Feemene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fomeneu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaamene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vamenee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foemene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Famengi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Famanne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faumeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fommene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fameing | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fommegne | 71 | 10 | / |
| Vaimenee | 71 | 9 | / |
| Faimeena | 71 | 6 | / |
| Famaaine | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fameesin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Faimanee | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fasmeenh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fatmeenh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Feummene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fammegni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Famaitne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faumeina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fomena | 67 | 1,336 | / |
| Famini | 67 | 913 | / |
| Vamane | 67 | 769 | / |
| Fomeni | 67 | 575 | / |
| Fomine | 67 | 113 | / |
| Femone | 67 | 77 | / |
| Femine | 67 | 49 | / |
| Fameña | 67 | 15 | / |
| Famain | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vemene | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fomeny | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vomene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Femane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fomein | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fomane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faminj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vamean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faminy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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