Faon Surname

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

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Congo

Faon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Faon (51) may also be a first name.

Faon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faon is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Faon? popularity and diffusion

Faon is the 3,543,123rd most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Faon live; 65 percent live in Southeast Asia and 65 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,396,783rd most numerous first name globally, held by 51 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 6,612,460. In Indonesia Faon is most frequent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 16 percent reside and The Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fayon89923/
Faion89895/
Fajon89167/
Faone8945/
Faong894/
Fahon894/
Fauon893/
Faotn893/
Faïon892/
Faoin891/
Feaon891/
Faaon891/
Fagion80109/
Faosen8054/
Fahoun8015/
Faosin8011/
Faijon807/
Faiyon802/
Faouën801/
Fayyon801/
Fahgon801/
Fahoon801/
Faoune801/
Faoing801/
Foan75539/
Vaon753/
Faïhoun73128/
Faîhoun7315/
Faijoon731/
Phaon67348/
Fouan67291/
Fojon67153/
Foane6755/
Foang6745/
Vađon6733/
Vahon6733/
Fohan6727/
Foeon677/
Foyun675/
Foyon674/
Fahosien674/
Fojón673/
Fohon673/
Fuian673/
Veaon672/
Feyon672/
Faiggion672/
Feaan671/
Fuion671/
Fouon671/
Fojun671/
Fuoon670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Faon
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