Fonkeng Surname

238,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fonkeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonkeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,6401:12,6641,706
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Fonkeng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fonkeng occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonkeng? popularity and diffusion

It is the 238,807th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,342,995 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Fonkeng reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Fonkeng is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,640 people, or 1 in 12,664. In Cameroon Fonkeng is most common in: Southwest Region, where 73 percent reside, West Region, where 9 percent reside and Centre Region, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Fonkeng exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Fonkeng Last Name Statistics demography

Fonkeng earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.59% more than the national average, earning $48,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonkoeng932/
Fongkeng932/
Fonkueng931/
Fonkeung931/
Fongkeung881/
Fonking86182/
Fankeng8696/
Vonkeng862/
Fomkeng861/
Phonkeng8078/
Feunkeng801/
Feunkeung752/
Vongkaeng751/
Fanceng7140/
Funking7112/
Vankeng712/
Fanking712/
Vonking711/
Fangceng6716/
Fancheng674/
Fumnking671/
Phongking63506/
Fangcheng6315/
Phankaeng635/
Vanking575/
Phanking53148/
Phunking534/
Phomking531/

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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 Fonkeng
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