Fonana Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Botswana

Fonana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fonana (11) may also be a first name.

Fonana Last Name Facts

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

Fonana is found most frequently in The Ivory Coast. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonana? popularity and diffusion

Fonana is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Fonana are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 25 percent are found in Mande Africa. Fonana is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 5,767,808. In The Ivory Coast Fonana is mostly found in: Montagnes District, where 25 percent are found, Vallée du Bandama District, where 25 percent are found and Woroba District, where 25 percent are found. Besides The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 17 percent are found and Botswana, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fongana9211/
Fonaina921/
Fonatna921/
Foinnana863/
Founanau861/
Fanana831,022/
Fonane8366/
Fenana8335/
Funana8319/
Fonani835/
Fonona833/
Vonana831/
Fognani77449/
Fangana77316/
Founani77279/
Fananah77131/
Fananas77123/
Fungana77122/
Fannana7778/
Fognano7721/
Fonanih7712/
Fonouna7712/
Faanana7711/
Founane7710/
Fonnani779/
Fagnana777/
Fananga774/
Fananai771/
Funhana771/
Funanga771/
Fonnona771/
Fonanje771/
Fonaine771/
Fongane771/
Fanhana771/
Fananna771/
Faneanas7134/
Fonangoh7121/
Fanganay7110/
Fougnane719/
Fannanah714/
Founanou713/
Funganha711/
Fotnaine711/
Fonatnes711/
Fanangai711/
Fananaia711/
Funganga711/
Foneanez711/
Fonatnez711/
Funganai711/
Fatnanai711/
Fa'anana711/
Phongana711/
Fanani6712,981/
Funani674,858/
Fenano671,143/
Fanane67638/
Fanany67292/
Vanana67203/
Funane67140/
Fanano6760/
Vunana6730/
Fonono679/
Fononi677/
Venana675/
Phoonamna672/
Funano672/
Fanona672/
Phonnanat671/
Funanà671/
Fonanyoyi671/
Foungnane671/
Phoonanea671/
Phomnanat671/

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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
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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 Fonana
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