Fonis Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Fonis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Fonis (45) may also be a first name.

Fonis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fonis (Russian: Фонис) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonis? popularity and diffusion

Fonis is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Fonis is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Fonis reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,504,468th most prevalent forename globally It is held by 45 people.

Fonis is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Fonis is most numerous in: Washington, where 100 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found.

Fonis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fonis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fonis surname declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonais9131/
Founis916/
Fonise915/
Foneis911/
Fonnis911/
Fonish910/
Foniss910/
Foni892,038/
Fotnais831/
Founies831/
Founish831/
Footnis830/
Fenis802,330/
Fones801,844/
Fonio80743/
Fanis80718/
Foini80698/
Fongi80329/
Fonai80282/
Fonyi80124/
Funis8060/
Founi8037/
Fonni8031/
Fogni8016/
Fonix8013/
Fonoi8010/
Fonic804/
Vonis804/
Fonie803/
Fonii801/
Fonei801/
Fonih801/
Foniç801/
Fgoni801/
Founes73872/
Feneis73367/
Fenais73297/
Foynes73285/
Fonnes73242/
Fanish73232/
Fosnes73146/
Fongni73125/
Fenies73109/
Fannis73106/
Fonnie7376/
Fanise7365/
Voinis7339/
Fanais7332/
Founie7321/
Fanios7317/
Foonoi7314/
Fognie7313/
Founai7311/
Fohnyi7311/
Fenish739/
Fenisz738/
Funish736/
Foness736/
Founès736/
Fanuis734/
Fonets734/
Fonait734/
Foneas734/
Fougni734/
Fonges733/
Fonese733/
Fonhie733/
Faunis732/
Fanies732/
Funiss732/
Foines732/
Faneis732/
Vounis732/
Fongoi732/
Fomgni732/
Founni732/
Fonest731/
Phonis731/
Funnis731/
Funois731/
Fonnit731/
Funais731/
Fanist731/
Fanois731/
Fongih731/
Fonith731/
Fonnai731/
Fonnyi731/
Foumni731/
Founyi731/
Fhooni731/
Fhotni731/
Fognei731/
Fonezs731/
Fenhis730/
Vonish730/
Fonitt730/
Feniss730/
Fani6725,132/
Fone673,298/
Fona67602/
Fosness67265/
Fongnoi67242/
Foisner67148/
Fony67132/
Fougnie67132/
Fonh67129/
Foisnet67102/
Foggini6791/
Fanishe6790/
Fonnest6747/
Foosnes6723/
Fanisch6711/
Foné677/
Foungai677/
Fanhais676/
Fuinies676/
Phoenis674/
Phonise673/
Voynish672/
Fenaish672/
Faneise672/
Founieh672/
Fenhuis671/
Foitnei671/
Fonnesh671/
Fooness671/
Fáni671/
Fanisse671/
Fohnhui671/
Foingai671/
Fongnie671/
Founnie671/
Founnio671/
Fahanis671/
Faunies670/
Fotnest670/
Voohnis670/
Fogness670/

Fonis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fonis in the Russian language
Фонисfonis-

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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
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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 Fonis
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