Fongbe Surname
Approximately 4,368 people bear this surname
Fongbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 4,357 | 1:5,295 | 480 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
Fongbe (1,746) may also be a first name.
Fongbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fongbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fongbe is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fongbe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 106,931st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,668,394 people. Fongbe occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Fongbe reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Mande Africa. Fongbe is also the 183,395th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 1,746 people.
This surname is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 4,357 people, or 1 in 5,295. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Woroba District, where 73 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 11 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 4 percent live. Beside The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foungbe | 92 | 261 | / |
| Fongbeh | 92 | 101 | / |
| Fongbea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fogbe | 91 | 92 | / |
| Fongbeth | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fongue | 83 | 772 | / |
| Fangbe | 83 | 468 | / |
| Fongwe | 83 | 224 | / |
| Fongba | 83 | 114 | / |
| Fungbe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Fougbe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Vongbe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Foigbe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fogbeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Foingwe | 77 | 109 | / |
| Foungue | 77 | 63 | / |
| Fangbeu | 77 | 17 | / |
| Fongbai | 77 | 15 | / |
| Fongoue | 77 | 15 | / |
| Fongwei | 77 | 13 | / |
| Fhangbe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Fougbeu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Fongweh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Foumgbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fomgber | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fougbie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Voungbe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fomngwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonguea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fongueh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fongwet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fongwie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fagbe | 73 | 427 | / |
| Vogbe | 73 | 125 | / |
| Fogby | 73 | 17 | / |
| Fogba | 73 | 14 | / |
| Foingweh | 71 | 5 | / |
| Fongweha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Phoungbe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Foungoue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fongouet | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fangbi | 67 | 501 | / |
| Fangue | 67 | 491 | / |
| Vongwe | 67 | 447 | / |
| Fonque | 67 | 339 | / |
| Fongwa | 67 | 329 | / |
| Fongwi | 67 | 155 | / |
| Fonkwe | 67 | 97 | / |
| Fangba | 67 | 37 | / |
| Fangwe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Fungby | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vogbeu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fongui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fonkue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vangbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fagbei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fochingue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fogboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fagbie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foncwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fangbé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feugbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foghbi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Fongbe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis