Fonlon Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fonlon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonlon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3681:56,4387,285
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Fonlon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fonlon is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Fonlon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonlon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 760,012th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 19,381,771 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Fonlon live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 368 people, or 1 in 56,438. In Cameroon Fonlon is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 79 percent are found, Centre Region, where 11 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Fonlon occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Nicaragua, where 0 percent are found.

Fonlon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Fonlon earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.02% less than the national average, earning $29,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonlong921/
Fanlon8320/
Fomlon831/
Vonlon830/
Fahnlon77128/
Phonlon7726/
Fanlong7722/
Funlong773/
Fomlong771/
Fonloum771/
Fanhlon771/
Vonloun770/
Fanloon770/
Phonlong7113/
Fuinlong718/
Fenellon712/
Foynland712/
Fahnlone711/
Fanlom67131/
Vanlon6720/
Fanlan674/
Funlom673/
Phonloung671/
Fonlam671/
Fomlom671/
Funlan670/

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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 Fonlon
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