Foding Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Foding Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon671:309,98628,740
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Foding Last Name Facts

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

Foding is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Foding click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foding? popularity and diffusion

The last name Foding is the 2,121,169th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Foding live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 85 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 309,986. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 54 percent are found, West Region, where 45 percent are found and South Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon Foding is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 14 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fodieng9225/
Foiding923/
Fouding921/
Fodin9199/
Foidieng863/
Fading8382/
Fodina8359/
Fuding8339/
Foddin8330/
Feding8323/
Foudin8321/
Fodeng8310/
Foodin832/
Voding832/
Fosdin831/
Fohdin830/
Feeding7714/
Fadding778/
Fudding775/
Fooddin774/
Fousdin773/
Foudina772/
Voeding772/
Feuding771/
Foidien771/
Fedding770/
Fauding770/
Fadin733,489/
Foden732,769/
Vodin73299/
Fodne7319/
Fodim732/
Foodn731/
Fadina673,065/
Vading67499/
Faudin67362/
Fodden67153/
Foodim6771/
Faddin6743/
Vohdin6729/
Fooden6726/
Voddin6720/
Fhadin6714/
Veding6710/
Fudeng676/
Fodeen674/
Fadien673/
Fouden672/
Foiden672/
Fadeng672/
Fodyna672/
Foudim672/
Fedink672/
Voydin671/
Fahdin671/
Feudin671/
Fosden670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foding
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