Fono Surname

86,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Fono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3821:53,4586,444
South Africa1,3271:40,8275,240
Cameroon1,2371:16,7902,305
Indonesia7781:169,98616,501
Papua New Guinea3111:26,2182,922
Solomon Islands1801:3,222333
Brazil751:2,854,32484,307
United States481:7,551,228341,161
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Australia281:964,13257,058
Ivory Coast241:961,30123,927
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Lesotho101:203,25614,332
Romania91:2,230,87454,437
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Tonga11:107,313791
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
Fiji11:894,3914,568
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Fonó (91) & Foño (1) are calculated separately.

Fono (647) may also be a first name.

Fono Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fono (Hindi: फोनो, Russian: Фоно) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Fonó or Foño. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fono? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 86,707th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,312,126 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Fono are found; 47 percent are found in Central Africa and 41 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Fono is also the 326,733rd most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 647 people.

The surname Fono is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,382 people, or 1 in 53,458. Outside of The DR Congo this surname exists in 48 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 24 percent are found and Cameroon, where 22 percent are found.

Fono Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fono has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fono last name increased 4,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fono Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fono last name are 23.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.47% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fono earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.27% less than the national average, earning R 139,560 per year; in United States they earn 39.02% more than the national average, earning $59,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.13% more than the national average, earning $62,665 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonó9291/
Foño921/
Fongo892,104/
Fonou891,277/
Fogno89546/
Fonos89107/
Fonod8964/
Fonoy8926/
Founo8920/
Fomno8916/
Fonoi8910/
Fonot896/
Fonno894/
Fonoh893/
Foino892/
Fohno891/
Fojno891/
Fonoz891/
Fonoš891/
Fhono891/
Fonoa890/
Founou80939/
Fosnot80328/
Fongou80305/
Fonhot8058/
Fongno8040/
Fonnoh8028/
Foungo8014/
Founno8014/
Foonoi8014/
Fonnou8012/
Fonosz807/
Fuongo802/
Fongoi802/
Fonhou802/
Fognou802/
Pfongo801/
Foinos801/
Fognuo801/
Foigno801/
Fomnou801/
Fonoch801/
Fonouh801/
Fonous801/
Founot801/
Fhonou801/
Fonooh801/
Fonozz801/
Fotnot801/
Fano756,546/
Fona75602/
Foungou73271/
Fongnoi73242/
Foignot7347/
Fougnot7330/
Fonosch7314/
Fonóová735/
Founnou734/
Fougnou732/
Pfoinos731/
Foingno731/
Founnoh731/
Fuongoh731/
Fohngoh731/
Foingoh731/
Fongnou731/
Fonnous731/
Foungoh731/
Fongnoy731/
Fosnott730/
Fanou6716,540/
Fanos677,786/
Fonga671,781/
Fonah67700/
Fonna67550/
Founa67298/
Fanno67201/
Fanoy67194/
Foina67183/
Fonas67138/
Fojna67133/
Fagno6773/
Fanoo6772/
Fanoi6760/
Fonat6758/
Fosnocht6757/
Fónod6755/
Vonno6746/
Fonad6733/
Vhono6727/
Foyna6727/
Vonoy6717/
Fonád6716/
Fhona6715/
Fonau6715/
Fauno6713/
Fuona6711/
Fanoh6710/
Feuno6710/
Fogna679/
Fotna678/
Fatno677/
Vonoh676/
Fasno673/
Vonoo673/
Vonoi672/
Faïno672/
Fomna672/
Fanoj671/
Vonho671/
Voono671/
Fonap671/
Fonaa671/
Fanoï671/
Fahno671/
Fomho671/
Fgano671/
Fonha671/
Fanot670/

Fono Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fono in the Hindi language
फोनोphono-
Fono in the Russian language
Фоноfono-

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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 Fono
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