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

The last name Fongy is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fongy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,795,579th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Fongy are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 651,203. In France Fongy is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 64 percent live, Île-de-France, where 19 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 8 percent live. Besides France this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Ghana, where 1 percent live.

Fongy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fongy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fongy last name decreased 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
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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 Fongy
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