Fonjah Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fonjah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonjah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2651:78,3749,640
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Fonjah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fonjah is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonjah? popularity and diffusion

Fonjah is the 942,947th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Fonjah live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 78,374. In Cameroon Fonjah is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 68 percent live, Southwest Region, where 21 percent live and West Region, where 5 percent live. Apart from Cameroon Fonjah exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Fonjah Last Name Statistics demography

Fonjah earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Fonjah
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