Fondem Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fondem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fondem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2651:78,3749,640
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Fondem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fondem occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fondem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 966,131st most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The last name Fondem is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Fondem reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Fondem is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 265 people, or 1 in 78,374. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Southwest Region, where 76 percent are found, Centre Region, where 9 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Fondem is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and Finland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fotendem861/
Fonden83124/
Vondem8312/
Fandem835/
Fondim831/
Fandeim7725/
Fondien771/
Fonnden770/
Fondin67336/
Vonden6775/
Fandim6770/
Fondén6744/
Vandem6741/
Fanden674/
Fondín674/
Fossenden671/

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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 Fondem
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