Fondou Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Fondou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fondou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin771:134,22914,380
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Fondou (16) may also be a first name.

Fondou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fondou is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Fondou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fondou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,666,404th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Fondou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fondou are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fondou is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 16 people.

It is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 134,229. In Benin it is most frequent in: Donga Department, where 94 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 3 percent reside and Atakora Department, where 1 percent reside. Barring Benin this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Niger, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foundou921,367/
Fondoup9218/
Fondo9127,850/
Fondu91870/
Foundoux8658/
Fonddoue861/
Fondos83289/
Fondoh83246/
Fondop83183/
Fandou8346/
Fondus8313/
Fondue8313/
Foundo833/
Fondau831/
Fondoo831/
Fondui831/
Fondeu830/
Fondowe77178/
Foundos77138/
Fandoud77123/
Foondos77114/
Fandoux7785/
Fondots7774/
Fondoit7738/
Foendoe7726/
Foundoe773/
Fondejo772/
Feundou771/
Foundeu771/
Fondeux771/
Fandouz771/
Fuondoh771/
Fosndot771/
Fonda736,093/
Fundu731,347/
Fando731,209/
Fundo73958/
Vondo73440/
Fandu73224/
Vondu734/
Foondoos712/
Fandoust711/
Fahandou711/
Fondhaus710/
Fandos671,889/
Phondo67631/
Faundo67542/
Fundão67365/
Fondey67223/
Fundoh67116/
Fundup67108/
Fondaj6799/
Founda6788/
Pfundo6788/
Fondas6780/
Fondie6753/
Fundus6752/
Fandau6749/
Fandeu6738/
Fonday6737/
Fandot6716/
Pfonda6714/
Fandod679/
Fandoe677/
Phondu677/
Fandoh677/
Fandhu676/
Fundos675/
Fandoi674/
Fondap673/
Fandop673/
Fondei672/
Fundui672/
Pfundu672/
Feundo672/
Fanduy672/
Fondós671/
Fomnda671/
Fanhdu671/
Fandoz671/
Fandoy671/
Fanndu671/
Vondoy671/
Vondoh671/
Vondoi671/
Fandoo671/
Fanduz671/
Fondae671/
Fondah671/
Fondaz671/
Vondau671/
Fandue671/
Fhonda671/
Fondee670/

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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 Fondou
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