Fongya Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Fongya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fongya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fongya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fongya occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fongya.

How Common Is The Last Name Fongya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Fongya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Fongya reside; 85 percent reside in Central Africa and 85 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon Fongya is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 94 percent are found and West Region, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Fongya exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and Tunisia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fongyai9248/
Foongyai8645/
Fongyo83401/
Fangya8314/
Fongea831/
Fungyai77313/
Fongyoi77282/
Vongyai77145/
Fongjai7759/
Fongyit7719/
Fangyah779/
Fangyay774/
Fonguia772/
Fongyoy772/
Fongeau771/
Funguya771/
Fogyo731/
Phongyai71291/
Phongyat714/
Fondja671,165/
Foggea67307/
Fagyas67294/
Phoengyai6749/
Fogeas6743/
Fougea6740/
Fondia6733/
Vongja678/
Foguia672/
Foghia672/
Phogya672/
Fagyaš671/
Fongee671/
Fogyei671/
Phoungyat671/

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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 Fongya
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