Fohon Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Fohon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Fohon (13) may also be a first name.
Fohon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fohon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fohon is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fohon? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Fohon occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fohon reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Fohon is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent reside and North Region, where 50 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Fohon occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Fohon
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