Fonn Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Fonn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2971:17,3142,134
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Faroe Islands101:4,900534
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Fonn (22) may also be a first name.

Fonn Last Name Facts

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

Fonn (Russian: Фонн) is more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 742,570th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. Fonn occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Fonn are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent forename globally, held by 22 people.

Fonn is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 17,314. In Norway it is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 55 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 27 percent live and Central Norway, where 16 percent live. Apart from Norway this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Fonn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fonn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fonn last name decreased 46 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fonn Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fonn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.5% less than the national average, earning 309,739 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.99% less than the national average, earning R 154,500 per year and in United States they earn 119.88% more than the national average, earning $94,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonne89301/
Foynn896/
Fuonn891/
Foinn891/
Fonng891/
Fonnk890/
Fon8616,935/
Fongne8011/
Founne801/
Fong75103,120/
Font7532,892/
Fann755,000/
Foon754,255/
Fone753,298/
Foin751,269/
Fond751,182/
Fohn75733/
Foen75575/
Funn75428/
Foyn75336/
Fhon75193/
Foun75165/
Vonn75155/
Fonh75129/
Fojn758/
Fonc756/
Fuon754/
Wfon753/
Fotn752/
Fonq752/
Fgon751/
Fosn751/
Ffon751/
Hfon751/
Fossinn730/
Foong6715,634/
Fanne672,950/
Fotin672,048/
Pfann671,509/
Foune67987/
Funne67919/
Found67585/
Fosen67422/
Fontt67261/
Fuong67225/
Foung67207/
Foing67197/
Fogne67184/
Fotyn67164/
Fouyn6781/
Foint6777/
Fosin6768/
Foine6762/
Foten6762/
Founk6760/
Foyne6751/
Fhong6742/
Foont6735/
Fonth6732/
Fhoon6731/
Fotne6726/
Phonn6722/
Foone6721/
Foonk6719/
Fount6718/
Pfont6717/
Fondt6714/
Fomne6713/
Pfoun6710/
Fonhe679/
Funng677/
Pfonk675/
Foimn674/
Fannd674/
Fosingne674/
Hfong673/
Fanng673/
Foßen673/
Fojnt672/
Fongg672/
Vhonn672/
Fottn672/
Fhoun671/
Fuosn671/
Foynt671/
Fongh671/
Ffong671/
Fannh671/
Foind671/
Fojnd671/
Foond671/
Footn671/
Faann671/
Vfone671/
Voynn671/
Foonh671/
Fhone671/
Fuunn671/
Focen670/
Pfohn670/
Fhann670/
Fouhn670/

Fonn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fonn in the Russian language
Фоннfonn-

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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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  • 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 Fonn
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