Fongan Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Fongan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 66 | 1:314,683 | 29,051 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Fongan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fongan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fongan occurs most in Cameroon. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fongan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fongan is the 2,152,526th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. Fongan occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Fongan reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 314,683. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 48 percent live, Littoral Region, where 38 percent live and West Region, where 5 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
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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 Fongan
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