Fonteh Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Fonteh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 128 | 1:162,258 | 17,563 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Fonteh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonteh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fonteh is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonteh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,441,361st most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Fonteh reside; 85 percent reside in Central Africa and 85 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 162,258. In Cameroon Fonteh is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 55 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 28 percent reside and Centre Region, where 13 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fointeh | 92 | 14 | / |
| Founteh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fontech | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fonteuh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fonte | 91 | 16,080 | / |
| Fosenteh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Fontes | 83 | 96,057 | / |
| Fontez | 83 | 293 | / |
| Fontie | 83 | 60 | / |
| Fontep | 83 | 43 | / |
| Fonter | 83 | 18 | / |
| Fontet | 83 | 16 | / |
| Fontte | 83 | 10 | / |
| Fontey | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fontha | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fanteh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fontea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fontei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fonthe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fontee | 83 | 0 | / |
| Pfonte | 83 | 0 | / |
| Fontich | 77 | 73 | / |
| Fonteez | 77 | 62 | / |
| Fountea | 77 | 36 | / |
| Fonthip | 77 | 24 | / |
| Fontish | 77 | 5 | / |
| Founter | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fuontes | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fonteer | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fonttes | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fontees | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ffontes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonteas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fountez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fointer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pfontte | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fonti | 73 | 3,741 | / |
| Fante | 73 | 2,506 | / |
| Fonta | 73 | 1,427 | / |
| Fonty | 73 | 415 | / |
| Vonte | 73 | 12 | / |
| Fonté | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fontá | 73 | 1 | / |
| Founteas | 71 | 19 | / |
| Foinette | 71 | 17 | / |
| Fointaha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Fontisch | 71 | 0 | / |
| Founta | 67 | 1,040 | / |
| Fanter | 67 | 698 | / |
| Founti | 67 | 531 | / |
| Fantei | 67 | 145 | / |
| Fantes | 67 | 114 | / |
| Fantea | 67 | 91 | / |
| Fontis | 67 | 82 | / |
| Fantie | 67 | 61 | / |
| Fanthi | 67 | 54 | / |
| Pfante | 67 | 44 | / |
| Vontih | 67 | 40 | / |
| Fontip | 67 | 37 | / |
| Fontaa | 67 | 37 | / |
| Fantet | 67 | 34 | / |
| Fontti | 67 | 33 | / |
| Fantha | 67 | 32 | / |
| Vontee | 67 | 14 | / |
| Founty | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fontér | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fontiz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Faunte | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fontès | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fantje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fontai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fontay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fontoi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fontio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fanteu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fanthy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foumte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vontie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fomtes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fontoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fantee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanthe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fointa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fointi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fantey | 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 Fonteh
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