Fonboh Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fonboh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fonboh 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
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Fonboh Last Name Facts

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

Fonboh is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonboh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fonboh is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fonboh are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Fonboh is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 67 percent are found and North Region, where 33 percent are found. Other than Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.

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
Fonbah83332/
Fomboh836/
Fombouh771/
Fombuoh771/
Fombo733,014/
Fombah67478/
Fombot6755/
Fombod6725/
Foumbo6715/
Fombou6713/
Fombuo672/
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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 Fonboh
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