Fonono Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Fonono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Fonono (59) may also be a first name.

Fonono Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fonono is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonono? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fonono are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 59 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 2,573,040. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 22 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonona833/
Founounou80245/
Founoungo801/
Fongounou801/
Fognonhou801/
Faanono7714/
Fonouna7712/
Fononga7711/
Fanongo771/
Fonnona771/
Fongnonhou7577/
Fanongou713/
Fanounou711/
Phonhomno6773/
Fagnonhou6717/
Fonana6712/
Vonona6711/
Fagnonnou672/
Fanona672/

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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 Fonono
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