Fonkwe Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fonkwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonkwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon811:256,40824,973
United States81:45,307,367917,113
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Fonkwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fonkwe is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonkwe? popularity and diffusion

Fonkwe is the 1,882,912th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Fonkwe reside; 82 percent reside in Central Africa and 82 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Fonkwe is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 256,408. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 73 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 14 percent reside and Centre Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Fonkwe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fonkwe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.4% less than the national average, earning R 120,252 per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonkwei921/
Fonkwa831,141/
Funkwe83590/
Fongwe83224/
Fankwe8344/
Fonkue834/
Foncwe831/
Vonkwe831/
Foingwe77109/
Fongwei7713/
Fongweh775/
Fongkwa773/
Fonkwaa771/
Fongwie771/
Fongwet771/
Fomngwe771/
Foingweh715/
Fongweha714/
Fongbe674,368/
Fungwe67874/
Fongue67772/
Vongwe67447/
Funkwa67356/
Fonque67339/
Fongwa67329/
Fongwi67155/
Fankwa6757/
Fonkui6736/
Fangwe6721/
Fankue674/
Fankwi672/
Fomnkkoue671/
Funkwi671/
Funkue671/

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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 Fonkwe
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