Fonkwa Surname
Approximately 1,141 people bear this surname
Fonkwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,114 | 1:18,644 | 2,561 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Fonkwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonkwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fonkwa is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonkwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fonkwa is the 325,895th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,386,982 people. The surname Fonkwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Fonkwa reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,114 people, or 1 in 18,644. In Cameroon Fonkwa is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 55 percent live, Centre Region, where 14 percent live and Littoral Region, where 13 percent live. Barring Cameroon it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fonkwah | 92 | 92 | / |
| Fongkwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Fonkwaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Funkwa | 83 | 356 | / |
| Fongwa | 83 | 329 | / |
| Fonkwo | 83 | 101 | / |
| Fonkwe | 83 | 97 | / |
| Fankwa | 83 | 57 | / |
| Fonkua | 83 | 13 | / |
| Fomkwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fangkwa | 77 | 35 | / |
| Fongwah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Foungwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fongwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fuongwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foingwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonkwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Feunkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fomkwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phonkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fangkhwa | 71 | 30 | / |
| Fongweha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Phonkhwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fungkwaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fungwa | 67 | 1,055 | / |
| Funkwe | 67 | 590 | / |
| Fongwe | 67 | 224 | / |
| Fongwi | 67 | 155 | / |
| Fongba | 67 | 114 | / |
| Fangwa | 67 | 97 | / |
| Fankwe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Fonkui | 67 | 36 | / |
| Fonkue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vongwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fankwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fankwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fonkuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vonkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Funkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fomgwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foncwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fongwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhangkhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foncua | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Fonkwa
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