Fonko Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fonko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Fonko (72) may also be a first name.

Fonko Last Name Facts

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

Fonko (Russian: Фонко) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fonko.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,918,812th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name Fonko is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Fonko live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 55 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Fonko is also the 1,143,416th most frequently used first name globally, held by 72 people.

The last name Fonko is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 610,855. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 59 percent reside, West Region, where 26 percent reside and Centre Region, where 6 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 34 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside.

Fonko Last Name Statistics demography

Fonko earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.28% less than the national average, earning R 89,640 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonkou915,449/
Foenko9138/
Fonkoa9112/
Fonkuo912/
Fongko912/
Fomnko912/
Foncko911/
Founko911/
Fonkos911/
Fonkoh911/
Fotenko8388/
Founkou8324/
Fongkot8314/
Fonkhoi834/
Fosenko833/
Fonka80736/
Fanko80225/
Funko8075/
Fomko8057/
Fonqo8020/
Vonko808/
Fonco802/
Fochenko7720/
Foteenko7714/
Founkout771/
Foscenko771/
Fonkeu73590/
Fankou73321/
Phonko73200/
Fongqo73175/
Fonkah7318/
Fuonka7312/
Founka7312/
Fomkou734/
Funkou733/
Fangko733/
Vonkqo732/
Foncka732/
Vongko732/
Fhanko731/
Foonka731/
Fankuo731/
Fonkaz731/
Fonkap731/
Fonkaa731/
Fankop731/
Fankoa731/
Funkoh731/
Vonkou731/
Fankoh731/
Voinko731/
Funkho731/
Foschenko7111/
Founkouch711/
Phongko67669/
Phonkho67428/
Fatenko67247/
Foncoux67209/
Fasenko67181/
Foshchenko67153/
Fonkats6756/
Phonkot6723/
Founkeu6720/
Feunkou6712/
Fonkach677/
Fangkot676/
Fonkatz674/
Fonkeuh672/
Fotenco672/
Fangkod672/
Fankoup671/
Fongkeu671/
Fonkaha671/
Phonkod671/
Vongkoh671/
Fungkoo671/
Fangkoi671/
Fusenko671/
Fotemko671/
Founkaï671/
Facenko671/
Foncous670/

Fonko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fonko in the Russian language
Фонкоfonko-

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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
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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 Fonko
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