Foinmbam Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Foinmbam Surname User-submission:

The Foinmbam surname originates for the Kom people of Cameroon. It comes from foin, which means 'ruler' or 'chief', and mbam, the name of a village in the Kom Land, Cameroon, which means 'snake'.

Foinmbam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon561:370,87632,690
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Foinmbam Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Foinmbam surname originates for the Kom people of Cameroon. It comes from foin, which means 'ruler' or 'chief', and mbam, the name of a village in the Kom Land, Cameroon, which means 'snake'.

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Foinmbam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foinmbam is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foinmbam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,530,696th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Foinmbam occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Foinmbam reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 370,876. In Cameroon Foinmbam is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 96 percent live, Centre Region, where 2 percent live and Littoral Region, where 2 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Fainbaum7528/
Fienbaum751/
Fomban71163/
Fonban71155/
Fambam712/
Fainmbang711/
Feienbaum710/
Fombang67676/
Fombain6730/
Faihenbaum6716/
Fonbank6715/
Feitenbaum6713/
Foumban675/
Feihenbaum673/
Voumbam672/
Vonbaum672/
Figgenbaum671/
Foumbom671/
Fomboum671/
Fombane671/
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