Fone Surname

136,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fone Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon8771:23,6823,200
Egypt7021:130,96310,408
England6191:90,0139,714
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
Indonesia1911:692,40453,816
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Australia921:293,43225,879
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
Pakistan351:5,104,11132,876
Norway351:146,92218,432
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Albania211:138,76511,419
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
France151:4,428,181244,602
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Wales61:515,75523,171
China51:273,464,31313,838
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Malta11:430,2723,380
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2831:86,1329,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

The alternate forms: Foné (7) are calculated separately.

Fone (302) may also be a first name.

Fone Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fone (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮﻧﻲ, Hindi: फोने) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Foné. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fone? popularity and diffusion

It is the 136,121st most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,209,686 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Fone are found; 32 percent are found in Central Africa and 31 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 506,891st most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 302 people.

The last name Fone is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 877 people, or 1 in 23,682. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: West Region, where 32 percent reside, Centre Region, where 31 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 29 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Fone occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 21 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.

Fone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fone has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 219 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 488 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fone Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fone are 2.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.1% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fone earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 19.94% less than the national average, earning 277,086 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning $44,157 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.96% less than the national average, earning $43,740 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foné927/
Fones891,844/
Foune89987/
Fonge89512/
Fonne89301/
Foner89232/
Fogne89184/
Foney89170/
Fohne8990/
Foine8962/
Fonea8953/
Foyne8951/
Fonje8939/
Fotne8926/
Foone8921/
Fomne8913/
Fonhe899/
Foneh898/
Foene897/
Fonet896/
Fonie893/
Fonez892/
Foned891/
Fonei891/
Vfone891/
Fhone891/
Fon8616,935/
Fonner801,379/
Founes80872/
Fongue80772/
Fonque80339/
Foynes80285/
Fonnes80242/
Fosnes80146/
Fosnea8080/
Fonnie8076/
Fosner8069/
Foigne8066/
Foinet8060/
Fogner8048/
Fohney8030/
Fonnet8028/
Founie8021/
Fonneh8018/
Fognie8013/
Fongne8011/
Fooner806/
Foness806/
Founge806/
Fonets804/
Foneas804/
Fotney803/
Founey803/
Fonhie803/
Founet803/
Foines802/
Foyner802/
Fougne802/
Founje802/
Fonest801/
Fotner801/
Foneth801/
Foonhe801/
Foënet801/
Fomgne801/
Fonneu801/
Fonnez801/
Foumne801/
Founeh801/
Founez801/
Founne801/
Fouyne801/
Fognei801/
Foneis801/
Fonezs801/
Fosney800/
Founer800/
Fonett800/
Fooney800/
Fosgne800/
Fojner800/
Foeneh800/
Foiner800/
Fong75103,120/
Fane7569,181/
Font7532,892/
Foon754,255/
Fene752,128/
Foni752,038/
Foin751,269/
Fune751,254/
Fond751,182/
Fohn75733/
Fona75602/
Fonn75388/
Foyn75336/
Vone75244/
Fhon75193/
Foun75165/
Fony75132/
Fonh75129/
Fojn758/
Fonc756/
Fuon754/
Wfon753/
Fotn752/
Fonq752/
Fgon751/
Fosn751/
Ffon751/
Hfon751/
Fottner73708/
Fougner73539/
Fosness73265/
Footner73183/
Foisner73148/
Fougnie73132/
Foisnet73102/
Foutner7392/
Fongnet7374/
Foungue7363/
Fonnest7347/
Pfonner7335/
Foignet7327/
Foosnes7323/
Fonnett7315/
Fougnet7313/
Foingeh733/
Fottney732/
Founieh732/
Founett731/
Foytner731/
Fohnner731/
Foitnei731/
Fonnesh731/
Fonneth731/
Fooness731/
Foysner731/
Fongneh731/
Fongnie731/
Fosnett731/
Founnie731/
Fouyney730/
Fotnest730/
Foosner730/
Fogness730/
Fouhner730/
Funes6787,238/
Funez6737,247/
Foong6715,634/
Fanne672,950/
Faner672,404/
Fotin672,048/
Fanea671,176/
Faune671,037/
Funne67919/
Fonio67743/
Fanie67733/
Foini67698/
Funge67611/
Found67585/
Fonna67550/
Funei67538/
Fosen67422/
Fanet67329/
Fongi67329/
Founa67298/
Fonai67282/
Voney67271/
Fontt67261/
Fanes67259/
Feune67244/
Funie67243/
Fuong67225/
Foung67207/
Foing67197/
Phone67196/
Fenie67194/
Foina67183/
Fenea67175/
Fotyn67164/
Faneh67139/
Fojna67133/
Funer67127/
Fonyi67124/
Fonny67123/
Faane67109/
Fange67101/
Faney6793/
Vonne6779/
Foint6777/
Vonie6775/
Fonyo6774/
Fotem6773/
Fatne6771/
Founě6770/
Fosin6768/
Fanje6765/
Foten6762/
Faned6760/
Founk6760/
Fonay6751/
Foiny6747/
Vonea6747/
Fanez6743/
Fhong6742/
Fanhe6742/
Fúnez6741/
Fáner6740/
Fagne6738/
Founi6737/
Foont6735/
Fänge6733/
Fonth6732/
Fonni6731/
Fhoon6731/
Foosness6729/
Foyna6727/
Fonoy6726/
Feney6724/
Funhe6724/
Fanøe6722/
Fanee6721/
Foonk6719/
Faene6719/
Fount6718/
Founé6718/
Voine6717/
Pfont6717/
Fogni6716/
Fhona6715/
Founy6714/
Fahne6714/
Fondt6714/
Funeh6714/
Fuona6711/
Fonoi6710/
Pfoun6710/
Famne6710/
Fasne679/
Faneu679/
Fenej677/
Fehne677/
Foynn676/
Fonné676/
Funet676/
Vonee675/
Voone675/
Pfonk675/
Funey674/
Foimn674/
Fonaj674/
Fosingne674/
Funje674/
Hfong673/
Fonis673/
Feene673/
Fúnes673/
Fenei673/
Fonuy673/
Foßen673/
Fanej673/
Fgane672/
Fenee672/
Fojnt672/
Feneh672/
Fuine672/
Funea672/
Fóner672/
Fongg672/
Foeni672/
Pfene672/
Fottn672/
Fhoun671/
Fuonn671/
Fuosn671/
Foynt671/
Foinn671/
Fongh671/
Fonii671/
Vuone671/
Fugne671/
Voneh671/
Fonaa671/
Ffong671/
Fanei671/
Fénie671/
Fönes671/
Funee671/
Foind671/
Fojnd671/
Fojny671/
Foond671/
Foony671/
Footn671/
Fonih671/
Foniç671/
Fonng671/
Fosem671/
Fgoni671/
Feneu671/
Foonh671/
Fongneat671/
Fonha671/
Focen670/
Fonnk670/
Pfohn670/
Fonoa670/
Fouhn670/

Fone Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fone in the Hindi language
फोनेphone-
Fone in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻮﻧﻲfwny75
ﻓﻮﻧﻰfwny25

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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 Fone
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