Fongy Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Fongy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fongy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1021:651,20384,246
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Fongy Last Name Facts

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

Fongy is found most in France. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fongy.

How Common Is The Last Name Fongy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,795,579th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Fongy are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 651,203. In France Fongy is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 64 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 19 percent are found and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 8 percent are found. Apart from France it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.

Fongy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fongy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fongyi912/
Fongay911/
Fonguy911/
Fonghoy8321/
Fonghyi831/
Fonga801,781/
Fonge80512/
Fongi80329/
Fangy804/
Fonghoey771/
Fanguy73755/
Fonger73727/
Founga73342/
Vongay73119/
Fongeh7393/
Fongha7384/
Vongey7369/
Fonghe7336/
Fongie7328/
Foinga7321/
Fangyi7312/
Fongoa7311/
Fongui736/
Founge736/
Fongit734/
Fonges733/
Fongoi732/
Fongee731/
Fangay731/
Fangoy731/
Fongaa731/
Fongea731/
Fonget731/
Fongih731/
Font6732,892/
Fond671,182/
Foungui67190/
Fongher67101/
Fonghoi6795/
Fanghoy6745/
Foingha6721/
Fangaya6717/
Fonguer6710/
Foungai677/
Fangguy677/
Fanguey676/
Foingeh673/
Vonghoy672/
Fonenge672/
Voinguy672/
Foinger672/
Foumgay671/
Fonghui671/
Foungoa671/
Foungie671/
Vonghay671/
Fonghai671/
Fongueh671/
Fonguea671/
Fanggoy671/
Foingai671/
Fongger671/
Fonnger670/

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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 Fongy
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