Fonteh Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fonteh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonteh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1281:162,25817,563
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fointeh9214/
Founteh921/
Fontech921/
Fonteuh921/
Fonte9116,080/
Fosenteh862/
Fontes8396,057/
Fontez83293/
Fontie8360/
Fontep8343/
Fonter8318/
Fontet8316/
Fontte8310/
Fontey833/
Fontha833/
Fanteh832/
Fontea831/
Fontei831/
Fonthe831/
Fontee830/
Pfonte830/
Fontich7773/
Fonteez7762/
Fountea7736/
Fonthip7724/
Fontish775/
Founter773/
Fuontes773/
Fonteer772/
Fonttes772/
Fontees771/
Ffontes771/
Fonteas771/
Fountez771/
Fointer770/
Pfontte770/
Fonti733,741/
Fante732,506/
Fonta731,427/
Fonty73415/
Vonte7312/
Fonté734/
Fontá731/
Founteas7119/
Foinette7117/
Fointaha716/
Fontisch710/
Founta671,040/
Fanter67698/
Founti67531/
Fantei67145/
Fantes67114/
Fantea6791/
Fontis6782/
Fantie6761/
Fanthi6754/
Pfante6744/
Vontih6740/
Fontip6737/
Fontaa6737/
Fantet6734/
Fontti6733/
Fantha6732/
Vontee6714/
Founty6712/
Fontér6710/
Fontiz677/
Faunte677/
Fontès675/
Fantje675/
Fontai674/
Fontay674/
Fontoi673/
Fontio673/
Fanteu672/
Fanthy672/
Foumte672/
Vontie672/
Fomtes671/
Fontoa671/
Fantee671/
Fanthe671/
Fointa671/
Fointi671/
Fantey670/

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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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  • 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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