Fonaka Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Fonaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Fonaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fonaka has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonaka? popularity and diffusion
Fonaka is the 4,532,898th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Fonaka is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fonaka reside; 84 percent reside in Central Africa and 84 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 94 percent reside and Centre Region, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside and Niger, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Founaka | 92 | 11 | / |
| Founakai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Funaka | 83 | 66 | / |
| Fanaka | 83 | 54 | / |
| Foneka | 83 | 6 | / |
| Vonaka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Founaikai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fanaika | 77 | 41 | / |
| Fanakas | 77 | 9 | / |
| Funacka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fongaca | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fanakai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fanadka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Phonaka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fonaeca | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fannaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vonacka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fanakat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonakeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonecka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonoika | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fongoka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fanakhat | 71 | 22 | / |
| Phonakha | 71 | 11 | / |
| Feunacka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Founouka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phonakau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foneaker | 71 | 0 | / |
| Funaki | 67 | 24,214 | / |
| Fanaki | 67 | 261 | / |
| Fanake | 67 | 134 | / |
| Fonoca | 67 | 98 | / |
| Fanaca | 67 | 81 | / |
| Fenako | 67 | 73 | / |
| Vanaka | 67 | 39 | / |
| Foneca | 67 | 29 | / |
| Funoka | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vonaki | 67 | 15 | / |
| Fonoke | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vonaký | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vonaká | 67 | 8 | / |
| Faneka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Venaka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fanako | 67 | 3 | / |
| Funake | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vonoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voneka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fannakath | 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
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- 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 Fonaka
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