Fonoun Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Fonoun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonoun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Fonoun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fonoun is held by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fonoun.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonoun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fonoun is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Fonoun reside; 25 percent reside in Central Africa and 25 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Fonoun is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 18,352,100. In Burkina Faso Fonoun is most frequent in: Sahel Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Burkina Faso Fonoun occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Egypt, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Founoun92446/
Fonhoun9226/
Fonon9111/
Fonun911/
Founoune86214/
Fonhoune861/
Fongon83933/
Fonong83210/
Fanoun83198/
Fenoun83186/
Fonhon83146/
Foinon8324/
Fognon839/
Fonnon837/
Fonoon834/
Vonoun832/
Fonung831/
Fongun831/
Fotnon831/
Fotnun830/
Fannoun772,335/
Fongnun7795/
Foinont7780/
Fongnon7757/
Fanhoun7753/
Foisnon7747/
Fougnon7712/
Foonong772/
Fangoun772/
Fahnoun771/
Foinnon771/
Fonoone771/
Fongoon771/
Fonan7346/
Fonom7320/
Fanun7316/
Vonon734/
Fonum731/
Fonão731/
Foingoen71201/
Fannoune71136/
Fonajong715/
Fonajung713/
Fonojong711/
Fongnong711/
Fohgnong711/
Fahnoune711/
Fanouian711/
Foonhung711/
Fonujang711/
Phonon67303/
Fonang67171/
Fonhan67157/
Fonant67111/
Fongan6777/
Fonane6766/
Vonnun6765/
Fonahn6717/
Fonnum6711/
Vonhon6711/
Fonnan6710/
Vonoin677/
Fanung676/
Fonain675/
Foonan675/
Voonon674/
Fonyen673/
Founan672/
Foynum672/
Founon672/
Phonun671/
Vonnon671/
Fonnam671/
Fonhom671/
Fangun671/
Fanunk671/
Fanunc671/
Fannun671/
Fomnom671/
Foinan671/
Faneun670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fonoun
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