Foning Surname

568,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Foning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4331:47,9666,281
India1151:6,670,134150,358
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Foning Last Name Facts

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

Foning (Marathi: फोनींग) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foning? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 568,972nd most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 13,130,713 people. The surname Foning is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Foning reside; 78 percent reside in Central Africa and 77 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 433 people, or 1 in 47,966. In Cameroon Foning is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 41 percent live, Centre Region, where 30 percent live and West Region, where 15 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonning9220/
Foningg9213/
Fonging925/
Founing921/
Fonin91660/
Fening83873/
Fonina83795/
Fongin83119/
Foneng8388/
Faning8349/
Founin837/
Funing835/
Voning832/
Foonin831/
Fomnin831/
Fohnin831/
Fanning7722,496/
Fahning77597/
Pfening77263/
Fünning7774/
Feuning7752/
Funning7749/
Fönings7734/
Faaning7730/
Fanieng7721/
Feening7712/
Foungin774/
Famning774/
Founion773/
Fohneng772/
Fonnina771/
Fogneng771/
Foineng771/
Fauning770/
Faninng770/
Fanin732,210/
Vonin73155/
Fonyn7341/
Fonen733/
Fannings71161/
Pfahning7160/
Phomning714/
Fangning711/
Faanning711/
Fannning711/
Fanningt711/
Fanningh711/
Pfuining710/
Pfanning710/
Fahnning710/
Fannin679,144/
Fanina67997/
Vening67353/
Phonin67339/
Fanien67241/
Fagnin6752/
Fonyna6749/
Fohnen6736/
Fangin6735/
Feneng6731/
Vaning6725/
Fotnen6721/
Fatnin6712/
Funeng676/
Voneng674/
Feunin673/
Fonyon672/
Fahnin672/
Voynin671/
Faninn671/
Fhanin671/
Fanind671/
Faneng671/
Fomnyn671/
Faunin670/

Foning Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Foning in the Marathi language
फोनींगphoninga-

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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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  • 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 Foning
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