Fonji Surname

570,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fonji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5121:40,5655,413
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Fonji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fonji is most common in Cameroon. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Fonji.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonji? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fonji is the 570,540th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,178,202 people. The last name Fonji occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Fonji live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 512 people, or 1 in 40,565. In Cameroon Fonji is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 64 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 21 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Taiwan, where 1 percent reside.

Fonji Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fonji surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Fonji earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.3% less than the national average, earning $30,508 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fondji91138/
Fonjai9112/
Fonjei9110/
Fonjie9110/
Founji915/
Fonjih911/
Foundji8322/
Fonjieh832/
Fondjip831/
Founjie831/
Fonzi801,005/
Funji80499/
Fongi80329/
Fonsi80319/
Fanji80206/
Fenji8047/
Fonje8039/
Fonja8020/
Fonci809/
Fonie803/
Vonji801/
Fandji73707/
Fenjie73102/
Fonnie7376/
Fonzie7356/
Fanjip7354/
Fonchi7347/
Fonsui7344/
Fongie7328/
Fondje7327/
Fonjeh7323/
Fenjai7322/
Founie7321/
Fonija7319/
Faunji7316/
Fognie7313/
Faniji7311/
Fanjio7310/
Fonsis738/
Fanjai735/
Foniha734/
Fanjie734/
Fongit734/
Funjai734/
Fongia733/
Fonhie733/
Fonjoj733/
Fonsie732/
Fonzzi732/
Fuhnji732/
Funjih732/
Fonjeu732/
Fonyie732/
Founje732/
Fonssi732/
Vonjai732/
Pfunji731/
Funjie731/
Fuinji731/
Fongih731/
Foniyo731/
Fonjay731/
Fonsih731/
Feunji731/
Vuonji731/
Fonzei731/
Founzi731/
Fognei731/
Fonier730/
Founsie67451/
Fongnoi67242/
Founier67241/
Fougnie67132/
Fonnier6727/
Foundje6723/
Fandjip6710/
Phonjit675/
Phondji674/
Fonkhoi674/
Fonchis672/
Fonsith672/
Founieh672/
Foundzi672/
Phfonsi671/
Faunjiy671/
Fanjith671/
Founcai671/
Foungie671/
Founies671/
Fonnsis671/
Foingii671/
Fonsier671/
Fohnhui671/
Foinchi671/
Fondjet671/
Fonyuiy671/
Fongnie671/
Fonhiet671/
Fonnsai671/
Founiyi671/
Founnie671/
Fhhenji671/
Fonchiy671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fonji
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