Fontem Surname
Approximately 919 people bear this surname
Fontem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 868 | 1:23,927 | 3,234 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Fontem (12) may also be a first name.
Fontem Demographics
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Fontem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fontem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fontem occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fontem.
How Common Is The Last Name Fontem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 386,348th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 7,929,865 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Fontem reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread given name internationally, borne by 12 people.
Fontem is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 868 people, or 1 in 23,927. In Cameroon Fontem is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 62 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 29 percent reside and Centre Region, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon Fontem occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.
Fontem Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Fontem surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.
Fontem earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning $24,062 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fonteme | 92 | 57 | / |
| Fontiem | 92 | 4 | / |
| Fointem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fontheim | 86 | 10 | / |
| Fonten | 83 | 488 | / |
| Fantem | 83 | 306 | / |
| Funtem | 83 | 29 | / |
| Fontim | 83 | 10 | / |
| Vontem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fontne | 83 | 1 | / |
| Phontem | 77 | 370 | / |
| Fonteng | 77 | 13 | / |
| Fontaim | 77 | 9 | / |
| Founten | 77 | 7 | / |
| Fontent | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fanteme | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fontime | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fontien | 77 | 3 | / |
| Funthem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonteen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fanthem | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fontenne | 71 | 30 | / |
| Fontaime | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fontendt | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phonthem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Founteun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Founteng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fantemme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fontinne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fountien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fountaim | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fountenn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fontin | 67 | 638 | / |
| Fantim | 67 | 471 | / |
| Fontyn | 67 | 440 | / |
| Fontenova | 67 | 89 | / |
| Vonten | 67 | 19 | / |
| Fanten | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fontén | 67 | 3 | / |
| Famtem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vontim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fomtim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vantem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fountn | 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 Fontem
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