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 occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Fonoun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonoun? popularity and diffusion
Fonoun is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Fonoun 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.
This surname is most frequently used in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 18,352,100. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Sahel Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Burkina Faso this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Egypt, where 25 percent reside.
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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