Fonane Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Fonane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Lesotho | 31 | 1:65,566 | 9,080 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Fonane (110) may also be a first name.
Fonane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fonane is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Fonane.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonane? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fonane is the 2,352,516th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fonane live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Fonane is also the 895,203rd most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 110 people.
It is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 629,366. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 64 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 30 percent are found and Centre Region, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 47 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Fonane
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