Fonkem Surname

351,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fonkem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonkem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon9951:20,8732,840
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England21:27,859,030389,889
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foinkem921/
Fongkhem861/
Fankem83975/
Fomkem831/
Funkeme7724/
Fangkem7719/
Fonchem772/
Vongkem771/
Phoungkem672/
Foncim671/
Famkem671/
Fonquim621/
Vankeam621/
Vankhem621/
Phankhem5724/
Phunketm571/
Phoomkem571/
Phaungkem534/
Phuongkim531/
Vankim5021/
Fancim501/

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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 Fonkem
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