Fonding Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fonding Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fonding (10) may also be a first name.

Fonding Last Name Facts

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

Fonding is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fonding click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonding? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fonding is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Fonding reside; 25 percent reside in Central Africa and 25 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Fonding is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

The surname Fonding is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foinding9313/
Fondin92336/
Fanding8631/
Funding8617/
Fondina861/
Fondien861/
Foundin861/
Foundingue8210/
Foundina801/
Fongying801/
Fandin77130/
Fonden77124/
Fondén7744/
Fondín774/
Fondim771/
Foundinke751/
Fandina7182/
Fundeng7128/
Fandeng7113/
Vanding717/
Fongyin711/
Fundihngue711/
Fandien711/
Fandion711/
Famding711/
Fonnden710/
Fangying6712/
Fandaeng675/

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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 Fonding
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