Fonang Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fonang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1331:156,15817,045
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993

Fonang Last Name Facts

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

Fonang occurs most in Cameroon. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fonang is the 1,315,412th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Fonang live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Fonang is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 156,158. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 48 percent are found, West Region, where 21 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 20 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 16 percent are found and The Philippines, where 6 percent are found.

Fonang Last Name Statistics demography

Fonang earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.01% less than the national average, earning R 197,220 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fongang928,472/
Fonaing922/
Fonhang921/
Founang921/
Fonan9146/
Fongaing8664/
Foingang867/
Foungang864/
Fongnang861/
Fonong83210/
Fanang83161/
Fonhan83157/
Fonant83111/
Fongan8377/
Fonane8366/
Fenang8336/
Fonahn8317/
Fonnan8310/
Fonain835/
Foonan835/
Founan832/
Vonang831/
Funang831/
Foinan831/
Founangue809/
Foinant77179/
Feunang77155/
Fannang77110/
Fongong7738/
Fhanang7728/
Fotnaan7721/
Foinand7719/
Fonahan7711/
Founane7710/
Fongain774/
Foignan772/
Foonong772/
Founain771/
Fungang771/
Famnang771/
Fonaine771/
Fongann771/
Founand771/
Founong771/
Funayng771/
Fohnann770/
Fasnang770/
Fonhand770/
Fanan731,837/
Vonan73422/
Fonam7336/
Fonon7311/
Photnang71491/
Foignant7198/
Feungang7140/
Fangnang7138/
Fongoung7112/
Fougnane719/
Founatin715/
Feunaing712/
Fottnann711/
Fuongong711/
Fahngang711/
Fohgnong711/
Fomneing711/
Fongnong711/
Fotnaine711/
Feugnang711/
Feutnang711/
Foutnaan711/
Phonhang711/
Fangan6723,334/
Fannan671,686/
Fangon671,071/
Fongon67933/
Fagnan67795/
Fanane67638/
Fonhon67146/
Vonahn67128/
Fatnan6787/
Fanong6771/
Foinon6724/
Vonnan6720/
Phonan6718/
Faïnan6717/
Funong6711/
Fognon679/
Fonnon677/
Fonoun674/
Vonanh674/
Fonoon674/
Vanang673/
Fananc673/
Fasnan672/
Founon672/
Phonhaeng672/
Fonnam671/
Vonank671/
Vonhan671/
Phoungang671/
Fanaan671/
Fanain671/
Fognam671/
Foungnane671/
Fotnon671/
Fahnan671/
Fanant670/
Fanand670/
Voonan670/
Pfanan670/

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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 Fonang
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