Fameni Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fameni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fameni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4851:42,8235,679
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
France31:22,140,907385,998
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Fameni Last Name Facts

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

Fameni occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fameni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fameni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 600,164th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,068,621 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Fameni reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 485 people, or 1 in 42,823. In Cameroon Fameni is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 47 percent live, West Region, where 26 percent live and Centre Region, where 19 percent live. Beside Cameroon it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Fameni Last Name Statistics demography

Fameni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.87% less than the national average, earning R 26,448 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Famegni9239/
Famenyi9213/
Famenie922/
Fammeni921/
Famengi921/
Faumeni921/
Fammegni861/
Famini83913/
Fomeni83575/
Famene8331/
Famegne7770/
Fameena7725/
Fomegni7722/
Foumeni7712/
Faimena775/
Famigni772/
Fahmini771/
Fomeeni771/
Faminyi771/
Famenep771/
Fahmaini7122/
Fammegne7120/
Faimeena716/
Foumegni712/
Faminich712/
Faumeina711/
Fomenish711/
Foumenio711/
Fomena671,336/
Fomene67594/
Famine6730/
Fomini6727/
Fameña6715/
Famiña676/
Vomeni673/
Fomeny672/
Faminj671/
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
  • 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 Fameni
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