Fanyem Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Liberia

Fanyem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanyem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Fanyem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fanyem is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanyem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fanyem reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Fanyem is most common in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent live and Southwest Region, where 50 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Fanyem exists in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanyim8327/
Fanhem835/
Faneem832/
Fonyem831/
Fangem831/
Faniyam776/
Fainiem775/
Fanheum771/
Fanyime771/
Fanheem771/
Vanooyem711/
Faaniyam711/
Fongem67556/
Fonjem672/
Fognem672/
Fonhem671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Fanyem
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