Fongum Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fongum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fongum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon951:218,62222,080
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984

Fongum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fongum occurs most in Cameroon. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fongum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fongum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,785,358th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Fongum live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 218,622. In Cameroon Fongum is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 48 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 44 percent are found and Centre Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Fongum Last Name Statistics demography

Fongum earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fongoum9212/
Foungum921/
Fonum911/
Fogum911/
Foungoum866/
Fogoum83146/
Fangum8330/
Fonnum8311/
Foggum833/
Foynum832/
Fongun831/
Fangoum7741/
Phongum7731/
Fougoum775/
Fonghom772/
Foigoum771/
Fuoghum771/
Fongung771/
Fanum7380/
Fonom7320/
Vonum7312/
Fagum737/
Phongnum7124/
Fongoung7112/
Foungoun716/
Fouchengoum711/
Fanghoum711/
Foonghun711/
Fongon67933/
Fagoum6712/
Fagaum6710/
Fagume677/
Fahnum674/
Vongun674/
Foghom673/
Voggum672/
Fangom671/
Futtingum671/
Voghum671/
Fattingum671/
Foungoung671/
Phonum671/
Vangum671/
Voneum671/
Fonhom671/
Fangun671/
Phongnoum671/
Famnum670/

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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 Fongum
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis