Fonia Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Fonia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India651:11,801,006214,148
Greece331:335,75147,626
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England21:27,859,030389,889
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Fonía (1) are calculated separately.

Fonia (248) may also be a first name.

Fonia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fonia (Hindi: फोनिया) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Fonía. For other potential spellings of Fonia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,518,885th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Fonia reside; 48 percent reside in South Asia and 47 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Fonia is also the 566,287th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 248 people.

Fonia is most numerous in India, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 11,801,006. In India Fonia is most common in: Uttarkhand, where 57 percent live, Delhi, where 25 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 5 percent live. Besides India this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 24 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Fonia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fonia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fonia last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonía931/
Fonias91172/
Fonjia91127/
Fonija9119/
Founia9112/
Foniah916/
Foniha914/
Fongia913/
Fosnia911/
Foonia910/
Founnia832/
Fongnia831/
Fonaiya831/
Founiat831/
Founjia831/
Fania802,272/
Fonio80743/
Fonya80646/
Fenia80192/
Vonia80166/
Fonea8053/
Fonja8020/
Funia8014/
Fogna809/
Fonha801/
Founayia771/
Fonjah73278/
Fonjga73119/
Fagnia7375/
Voinia7366/
Fanias7362/
Faniah7351/
Funias7346/
Fahnia7315/
Fougna7315/
Fonjai7312/
Faniad7311/
Fonyad7311/
Fasnia7310/
Fonjei7310/
Voniea7310/
Faunia738/
Fannia737/
Fanija736/
Funiah735/
Faniha735/
Funija734/
Fongna732/
Fonyah732/
Foigna732/
Fomgna731/
Fonyea731/
Vonjia731/
Fuhnia731/
Fanioa731/
Fanhia731/
Fanjia731/
Vonija731/
Fognei731/
Fognay731/
Fongea731/
Fongio731/
Fonjay731/
Fonhah731/
Fonyap731/
Funjia731/
Fonhay730/
Fongnoi67242/
Fathnia6785/
Fongnio6738/
Fonyadt6718/
Fangnia6713/
Fahnnia6711/
Fanniah676/
Phonias674/
Phoniah671/
Fusniah671/
Fongeau671/
Fahniea671/
Futgnia671/
Fungiah671/
Fanagia671/
Founnio671/
Foutgna671/
Feugnia671/

Fonia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fonia in the Hindi language
फोनियाphoniya-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fonia
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