Fonbeh Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Liberia

Fonbeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fonbeh Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Liberia151:293,90216,977
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Fonbeh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fonbeh is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fonbeh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonbeh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,661,929th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Fonbeh is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Fonbeh live; 68 percent live in Central Africa and 68 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 576,919. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 97 percent live. Other than Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fombeh8388/
Fomberh779/
Fombeuh771/
Fombeah771/
Fombe738,576/
Foumbeth711/
Fombep6745/
Pfombe6711/
Foumbe674/
Fotmbe672/
Fombeu672/
Fombet672/
Fambeh672/
Fomber672/
Fombie671/
Fombih671/
Fembeh671/
Fombee671/
Fombey671/
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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 Fonbeh
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