Fokun Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Fokun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fokoun | 91 | 4 | / |
| Fookun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Foukun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fokuin | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fookune | 83 | 3 | / |
| Foukoun | 83 | 2 | / |
| Foukung | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fukun | 80 | 205 | / |
| Fakun | 80 | 184 | / |
| Vokun | 80 | 8 | / |
| Fokon | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fekun | 80 | 4 | / |
| Focun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foukoune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foukeung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fookeung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vokoun | 73 | 1,349 | / |
| Foucon | 73 | 96 | / |
| Fekoun | 73 | 66 | / |
| Phokun | 73 | 62 | / |
| Fukune | 73 | 58 | / |
| Fukuin | 73 | 31 | / |
| Vokaun | 73 | 10 | / |
| Foskum | 73 | 9 | / |
| Facoun | 73 | 8 | / |
| Fukuyn | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fakune | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fockum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fookum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feukun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fookon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foikum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fokoen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fakoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fecoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foucun | 73 | 0 | / |
| Photkun | 67 | 778 | / |
| Feukoun | 67 | 36 | / |
| Phookun | 67 | 26 | / |
| Phokhun | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fakkhun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phokung | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fashkun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fatkoun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fakhoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fekkoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fakoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faszkun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fockoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phokunt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phodkun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fookhum | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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