Foleng Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Foleng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 78 | 1:266,270 | 25,687 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Foleng (18) may also be a first name.
Foleng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foleng Come From? nationality or country of origin
Foleng is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Foleng? popularity and diffusion
The last name Foleng is the 2,075,631st most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Foleng reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 18 people.
Foleng is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 266,270. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 53 percent live, Centre Region, where 21 percent live and Southwest Region, where 18 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live and Denmark, where 1 percent live.
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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 Foleng
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