Fonkwo Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fonkwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Fonkwo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon851:244,34224,081
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Fonkwo Last Name Facts

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

Fonkwo occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonkwo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,839,022nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Fonkwo are found; 84 percent are found in Central Africa and 84 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

Fonkwo is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 244,342. In Cameroon Fonkwo is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 44 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 29 percent reside and Centre Region, where 19 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Fonkwo is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonkwa831,141/
Fonkuo832/
Fankwo832/
Fongwo831/
Fonkwah7792/
Fongwoo7710/
Fongkwa773/
Fongwoh772/
Fonkwaa771/
Funkwa67356/
Fongwa67329/
Fankwa6757/
Fonkua6713/
Fungwo672/
Fomkwa672/
Fangwo672/
Fankuo671/
Fancwo671/
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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 Fonkwo
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