Fontep Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Fontep Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 38 | 1:546,554 | 42,843 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fontep Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fontep Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fontep is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fontep? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fontep is the 2,979,664th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Fontep are found; 88 percent are found in Central Africa and 88 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 546,554. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 84 percent live, West Region, where 5 percent live and Littoral Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 2 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.
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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 Fontep
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