Foniqi Surname

605,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Foniqi Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from fandë, fanë or fonë, according to the Fan province in Mirditë (old name Fandë) in Albania, that's how Albanians of the Catholic faith were called.

Foniqi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo4661:3,995662
Slovenia151:165,84514,188
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Albania81:364,25716,885
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Foniqi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from fandë, fanë or fonë, according to the Fan province in Mirditë (old name Fandë) in Albania, that's how Albanians of the Catholic faith were called.

- erjonfanaj
DNA test information

Foniqi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foniqi is found most in Kosovo. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Foniqi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foniqi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Foniqi is the 605,571st most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 14,233,488 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Foniqi live; 96 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent live in Albano-Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Kosovo, where it is held by 466 people, or 1 in 3,995. In Kosovo it is mostly found in: District of Prizren, where 57 percent live, District of Peja, where 20 percent live and District of Gjilan, where 12 percent live. Apart from Kosovo this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 3 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faniqi83115/
Foniki8313/
Fonique773/
Founiki772/
Fonichi771/
Foiniki771/
Foinikis7132/
Vaniqi67315/
Faniki6759/
Fonika6743/
Fonica6739/
Fonike675/
Feniki672/
Founaikai671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Foniqi
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