Fonkem Surname
Approximately 1,037 people bear this surname
Fonkem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 995 | 1:20,873 | 2,840 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Fonkem Demographics
Average Fonkem Salary in
United States
$61,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fonkem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonkem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fonkem occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonkem? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 351,607th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 7,027,527 people. Fonkem is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Fonkem reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 995 people, or 1 in 20,873. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 76 percent live, Centre Region, where 10 percent live and Littoral Region, where 5 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Fonkem occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.
Fonkem Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Fonkem are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.
Fonkem earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 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
- 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 Fonkem
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