Fongnikin Surname
Approximately 347 people bear this surname
Fongnikin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 344 | 1:30,045 | 3,966 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
Fongnikin (28) may also be a first name.
Fongnikin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fongnikin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fongnikin occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fongnikin? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fongnikin is the 806,178th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Fongnikin are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 28 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 344 people, or 1 in 30,045. In Benin it is primarily found in: Atlantique Department, where 44 percent reside, Zou Department, where 40 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 13 percent reside. Beside Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in France, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fongnkin | 94 | 1 | / |
| Fongnukun | 78 | 40 | / |
| Vongnikon | 78 | 1 | / |
| Phongnikon | 74 | 415 | / |
| Phongnikun | 74 | 5 | / |
| Vongnikone | 74 | 3 | / |
| Vagnikin | 71 | 27 | / |
| Phongnakhin | 70 | 1 | / |
| Phongniyakun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vongonken | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vangenneken | 50 | 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 Fongnikin
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