Fokun Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Fokun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fokun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Fokun Last Name Facts

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

Fokun is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Fokun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fokun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fokun is the 3,798,600th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Fokun is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fokun are found; 78 percent are found in Central Africa and 78 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon Fokun is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 90 percent are found and Centre Region, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritius, where 19 percent are found and Senegal, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fokoun914/
Fookun911/
Foukun911/
Fokuin911/
Fookune833/
Foukoun832/
Foukung831/
Fukun80205/
Fakun80184/
Vokun808/
Fokon805/
Fekun804/
Focun801/
Foukoune771/
Foukeung771/
Fookeung771/
Vokoun731,349/
Foucon7396/
Fekoun7366/
Phokun7362/
Fukune7358/
Fukuin7331/
Vokaun7310/
Foskum739/
Facoun738/
Fukuyn733/
Fakune732/
Fockum731/
Fookum731/
Feukun731/
Fookon731/
Foikum731/
Fokoen731/
Fakoun731/
Fecoun731/
Foucun730/
Photkun67778/
Feukoun6736/
Phookun6726/
Phokhun678/
Fakkhun674/
Phokung672/
Fashkun672/
Fatkoun672/
Fakhoun671/
Fekkoun671/
Fakoune671/
Faszkun671/
Fockoum671/
Phokunt671/
Phodkun671/
Fookhum671/

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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 Fokun
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