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 surname Fonoun is more commonly found in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonoun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly 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 Fonoun is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 18,352,100. In Burkina Faso Fonoun is primarily found in: Sahel Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Burkina Faso Fonoun exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and Egypt, where 25 percent live.
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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- 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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