Fong Yee Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Fong Yee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fong Yee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fong Yee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fong Yee has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fong Yee? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Fong Yee reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 33 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Fong Yee is mostly concentrated in: Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent are found and Selangor, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 33 percent are found and Singapore, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foong Yee9424/
Fong-Yee88100/
Fung Yee881/
Fong Wee881/
Fong Yeh881/
Fong Yeoh821/
Fon Kee802/
Fong-Ye801/
Fong Yu801/
Fung-Yee753/
Fong-Wee751/
Foong Yi751/
Fong Yoy751/
Fonogoye751/
Fongue71772/
Fongwe71224/
Fonghe7136/
Fonkee715/
Fonguy711/
Fang Ye O711/
Foneke711/
Fongay711/
Fonkye711/
Fong67103,120/
Fonguie67111/
Foingwe67109/
Foungue6763/
Fongoyo6737/
Fonghoy6721/
Fongoue6715/
Fongwei6713/
Fongweh675/
Fong Ho674/
Fonekeu673/
Fong Wo673/
Fung Yu672/
Feng Ya672/
Fonyike672/
Fang Yi672/
Fongueu672/
Feng Yi672/
Fongwie671/
Fong-Yu671/
Fonyoke671/
von Kee671/
Fonegue671/
Fonguea671/
Fongueh671/
Fang Yu671/
Fonigue671/
Feng Yu671/
Fangaye671/
Vongaye671/
Fonghyi671/
Fun Kee670/

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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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  • 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 Fong Yee
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