Fonbah Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fonbah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonbah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2821:73,6499,173
Liberia261:169,55911,793
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Fonbah (14) may also be a first name.

Fonbah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fonbah is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fonbah.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonbah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 832,284th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 21,950,440 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Fonbah live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 85 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 14 people.

It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 73,649. In Cameroon Fonbah is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 56 percent live, Southwest Region, where 24 percent live and Littoral Region, where 11 percent live. Besides Cameroon Fonbah occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Fonbah Last Name Statistics demography

Fonbah earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.04% less than the national average, earning $24,578 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fombah83478/
Fonboh834/
Foumbah772/
Fombeah771/
Fombahe771/
Fombach770/
Fomba7374,821/
Foumba67262/
Fombat6769/
Fombad6719/
Fombai6712/
Fambah6712/
Fomboh676/
Fohmba675/
Fombau673/
Fombay672/
Fombap671/
Vanbah671/
Fombas671/

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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 Fonbah
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