Fontah Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Fontah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Fontah (40) may also be a first name.
Fontah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fontah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fontah occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fontah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fontah is the 6,063,924th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Fontah is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Fontah reside; 70 percent reside in Central Africa and 70 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 40 people.
The surname Fontah is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,967,010. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 43 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 14 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fontash | 92 | 25 | / |
| Fonta | 91 | 1,427 | / |
| Fointaha | 86 | 6 | / |
| Founta | 83 | 1,040 | / |
| Fontas | 83 | 378 | / |
| Fontoh | 83 | 149 | / |
| Fontaa | 83 | 37 | / |
| Fontau | 83 | 34 | / |
| Fontat | 83 | 21 | / |
| Fantah | 83 | 14 | / |
| Fontay | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fontai | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fontha | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fontaz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fontoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fontea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fointa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fountas | 77 | 2,081 | / |
| Fontosh | 77 | 397 | / |
| Fountea | 77 | 36 | / |
| Fontooh | 77 | 11 | / |
| Fountai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Fantahu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fontouh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonteas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fuontas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fauntah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonteuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fontaas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fanta | 73 | 60,678 | / |
| Fonto | 73 | 527 | / |
| Vonta | 73 | 89 | / |
| Fontò | 73 | 14 | / |
| Fontá | 73 | 1 | / |
| Founteas | 71 | 19 | / |
| Fountais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fantay | 67 | 1,483 | / |
| Fontão | 67 | 162 | / |
| Fantaz | 67 | 111 | / |
| Fontos | 67 | 109 | / |
| Fantea | 67 | 91 | / |
| Vontau | 67 | 79 | / |
| Phonta | 67 | 56 | / |
| Fantau | 67 | 37 | / |
| Vontaa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Fantha | 67 | 32 | / |
| Fontoš | 67 | 31 | / |
| Fantas | 67 | 27 | / |
| Vointa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Vontha | 67 | 16 | / |
| Fannta | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fomtoh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fontou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fantat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fontàs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fantai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vantah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fontás | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fantoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fontoi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fontey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Founto | 67 | 3 | / |
| Faanta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fontei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhanta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fondto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Famtah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fenhta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fantta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fochentoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vontay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Faunta | 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
- 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 Fontah
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