Fongue Surname

442,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Fongue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fongue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5391:38,5335,151
Brazil1201:1,783,95357,833
France681:976,805110,007
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fongue (80) may also be a first name.

Fongue Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fongue occurs most in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fongue? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fongue is the 442,751st most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,439,826 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Fongue are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,075,395th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 80 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 539 people, or 1 in 38,533. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: West Region, where 38 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 33 percent reside and Centre Region, where 22 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 16 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

Fongue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fongue has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fongue surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foungue9263/
Fongoue9215/
Fonguea921/
Fongueh921/
Fongouet862/
Foungoue862/
Fongbe834,368/
Fangue83491/
Fonque83339/
Fongwe83224/
Fongne8311/
Fongui836/
Fongke835/
Fonkue834/
Fong80103,120/
Fone803,298/
Fochingue802/
Foungbe77261/
Foungui77190/
Foingwe77109/
Feungue7752/
Fangoue7731/
Fongwei7713/
Fanguey776/
Fongweh775/
Vongkue774/
Fonquet773/
Voungue772/
Faungue771/
Fongbea771/
Fanghue771/
Fomngwe771/
Fongwet771/
Fongwie771/
Fonquez771/
Foumgue771/
Fonghui771/
Fochingoue751/
Foong7315,634/
Foune73987/
Fonne73301/
Fonke73237/
Fuong73225/
Foung73207/
Foing73197/
Fogne73184/
Foine7362/
Foyne7351/
Fhong7342/
Fotne7326/
Foone7321/
Fomne7313/
Fonhe739/
Fongs734/
Hfong733/
Wfong732/
Fongg732/
Fongh731/
Ffong731/
Fonng731/
Fongt731/
Vfone731/
Fhone731/
Phonguea7171/
Foingweh715/
Fongweha714/
Fosingne714/
Fanguhes710/
Fon6716,935/
Foinke671,279/
Fangbe67468/
Vongwe67447/
Fongwa67329/
Foncke67273/
Fongwi67155/
Fonkwe6797/
Foigne6766/
Phongkuea6748/
Fosing6741/
Fonkui6736/
Founke6733/
Foteng6723/
Fangwe6721/
Fangne6716/
Fangke6715/
Fuonke6713/
Fangui678/
D'Fong675/
Foïnke675/
Hfoong675/
Fankue674/
Fanque673/
Fonqui673/
Foseng672/
Pfuong672/
Fousem672/
Foting672/
Fougne672/
Foutem672/
Foynke671/
Foonhe671/
Famgue671/
Fomgne671/
Fomnkkoue671/
Foncwe671/
Foumne671/
Foungk671/
Founne671/
Fosgne670/
Foungs670/

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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 Fongue
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