Fonataba Surname
Approximately 3,146 people bear this surname
Fonataba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 3,134 | 1:42,198 | 4,841 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fonataba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonataba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fonataba is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonataba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fonataba is the 141,603rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,316,448 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Fonataba are found; 96 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 96 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The last name Fonataba is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 3,134 people, or 1 in 42,198. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Papua, where 51 percent live, West Papua, where 45 percent live and Riau, where 3 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fonaataba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Fonotaba | 88 | 5 | / |
| Fonatabi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Vonataba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Vanatabhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanatova | 63 | 21 | / |
| Vanathabhai | 63 | 13 | / |
| Vanatava | 63 | 4 | / |
| Vanhatabhai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Phonautaiwat | 60 | 1 | / |
| Fonotova | 50 | 156 | / |
| Vanatova | 50 | 20 | / |
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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 Fonataba
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