Fonken Surname
Approximately 548 people bear this surname
Fonken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 214 | 1:1,693,733 | 112,431 |
| Netherlands | 210 | 1:80,415 | 13,503 |
| Germany | 63 | 1:1,277,864 | 81,414 |
| Peru | 29 | 1:1,096,004 | 19,774 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
The alternate forms: Fonkén (1) are calculated separately.
Fonken Demographics
Average Fonken Salary in
United States
$39,926 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fonken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fonken occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Fonkén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonken? popularity and diffusion
Fonken is the 574,640th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 13,298,441 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Fonken reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 1,693,733. In The United States it is primarily found in: Iowa, where 19 percent are found, Colorado, where 16 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 38 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.
Fonken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fonken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fonken last name grew 793 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Fonken Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Fonken last name are 23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.77% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Fonken earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 346.88% more than the national average, earning S/. 86,627 per year and in United States they earn 7.47% less than the national average, earning $39,926 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fonkén | 94 | 1 | / |
| Foncken | 92 | 8 | / |
| Foinken | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fonkuen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fongkeng | 86 | 2 | / |
| Funken | 83 | 1,961 | / |
| Vonken | 83 | 452 | / |
| Fonkin | 83 | 77 | / |
| Fanken | 83 | 9 | / |
| Fonkyn | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fomken | 83 | 0 | / |
| Voncken | 77 | 1,845 | / |
| Funcken | 77 | 103 | / |
| Fankeng | 77 | 96 | / |
| Fonkina | 77 | 30 | / |
| Fongkin | 77 | 26 | / |
| Phonken | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fonchen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Feunken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonkuin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fomkeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foinkem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fancken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fuhnken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Funkuen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faunken | 77 | 0 | / |
| Phonkaen | 71 | 197 | / |
| Phonkeng | 71 | 78 | / |
| Phonkoen | 71 | 13 | / |
| Funkienė | 71 | 5 | / |
| Phongken | 71 | 2 | / |
| Feunkeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fphanken | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vonkoehn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Feunkeun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foncin | 67 | 149 | / |
| Fankin | 67 | 61 | / |
| Funkin | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fankyn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vanken | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vonkin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fomkem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fumken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Funkenová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fancen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Funcen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Fonken
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