Fongers Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Fongers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fongers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands871:194,10527,180
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Fongers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fongers occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fongers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,185,157th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Fongers are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 194,105. In The Netherlands Fongers is most common in: Zeeland, where 22 percent reside, South Holland, where 18 percent reside and North Holland, where 17 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.

Fongers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fongers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fongers surname grew 1,383 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fongers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fongers last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the political party.

Fongers earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.23% less than the national average, earning $40,028 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fogers924/
Füngers8640/
Fangers8622/
Fougers862/
Fungers861/
Vongers861/
Fouguers801/
Vogers772/
Fagers771/
Fagerås71241/
Faugers712/
Vonners711/
Faugners670/
Vagers625/
Vaners622/
Vaggers5773/
Vancers5712/
Vanhers571/
Vaniers570/
Vanners570/
Vanheers53110/
Vanhersh5310/
Vanneurs533/
Vonhirsch5016/
Vansheers502/

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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 Fongers
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