Fonoun Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Fonoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Fonoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fonoun is more frequently found in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonoun? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Fonoun is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Fonoun are found; 25 percent are found in Central Africa and 25 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 18,352,100. In Burkina Faso Fonoun is mostly concentrated in: Sahel Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Burkina Faso it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and Egypt, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Founoun | 92 | 446 | / |
| Fonhoun | 92 | 26 | / |
| Fonon | 91 | 11 | / |
| Fonun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Founoune | 86 | 214 | / |
| Fonhoune | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fongon | 83 | 933 | / |
| Fonong | 83 | 210 | / |
| Fanoun | 83 | 198 | / |
| Fenoun | 83 | 186 | / |
| Fonhon | 83 | 146 | / |
| Foinon | 83 | 24 | / |
| Fognon | 83 | 9 | / |
| Fonnon | 83 | 7 | / |
| Fonoon | 83 | 4 | / |
| Vonoun | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fonung | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fongun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fotnon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fotnun | 83 | 0 | / |
| Fannoun | 77 | 2,335 | / |
| Fongnun | 77 | 95 | / |
| Foinont | 77 | 80 | / |
| Fongnon | 77 | 57 | / |
| Fanhoun | 77 | 53 | / |
| Foisnon | 77 | 47 | / |
| Fougnon | 77 | 12 | / |
| Foonong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fangoun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fahnoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foinnon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonoone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fongoon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonan | 73 | 46 | / |
| Fonom | 73 | 20 | / |
| Fanun | 73 | 16 | / |
| Vonon | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fonum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fonão | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foingoen | 71 | 201 | / |
| Fannoune | 71 | 136 | / |
| Fonajong | 71 | 5 | / |
| Fonajung | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fonojong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fongnong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fohgnong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fahnoune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fanouian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foonhung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonujang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phonon | 67 | 303 | / |
| Fonang | 67 | 171 | / |
| Fonhan | 67 | 157 | / |
| Fonant | 67 | 111 | / |
| Fongan | 67 | 77 | / |
| Fonane | 67 | 66 | / |
| Vonnun | 67 | 65 | / |
| Fonahn | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fonnum | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vonhon | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fonnan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vonoin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fanung | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fonain | 67 | 5 | / |
| Foonan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Voonon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fonyen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Founan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foynum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Founon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phonun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vonnon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonnam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonhom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fangun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanunk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanunc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fannun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fomnom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foinan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faneun | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Fonoun
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