Fonkam Surname
Approximately 524 people bear this surname
Fonkam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 506 | 1:41,046 | 5,470 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
Fonkam (79) may also be a first name.
Fonkam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonkam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fonkam is found most in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonkam? popularity and diffusion
Fonkam is the 594,812th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,907,530 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Fonkam reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Fonkam is also the 1,083,225th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 79 people.
It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 506 people, or 1 in 41,046. In Cameroon Fonkam is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 26 percent are found, Centre Region, where 23 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 22 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Fonkam is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fongkam | 92 | 101 | / |
| Fonkame | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fonckam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fongkham | 86 | 2,242 | / |
| Fonckham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fankam | 83 | 2,773 | / |
| Fomkam | 83 | 17 | / |
| Fonkom | 83 | 6 | / |
| Fhongkham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fangkam | 77 | 126 | / |
| Fankham | 77 | 33 | / |
| Vongkam | 77 | 14 | / |
| Fongkom | 77 | 8 | / |
| Phonkam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fungkam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fankame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonkoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phonkham | 71 | 2,398 | / |
| Fangkham | 71 | 696 | / |
| Vongkham | 71 | 98 | / |
| Fongkome | 71 | 30 | / |
| Phongkam | 71 | 14 | / |
| Fongkhom | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fungkham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phongkham | 67 | 2,084 | / |
| Vankam | 67 | 1,339 | / |
| Fankom | 67 | 14 | / |
| Phoungkam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vongkhaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vonkom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoonkham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Funkom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vunkam | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Fonkam
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