Fontsa Surname
Approximately 187 people bear this surname
Fontsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 186 | 1:111,662 | 12,987 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Fontsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fontsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fontsa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fontsa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,239,697th most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Fontsa are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 111,662. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 53 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 25 percent are found and West Region, where 16 percent are found. Beside Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fontsia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fountsap | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fountsah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vontsa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fantsa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fontcha | 77 | 242 | / |
| Fontshi | 77 | 68 | / |
| Phontsa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fonscea | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fontshe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fontsop | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fontsee | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vontsay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vountsa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fontsse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonca | 73 | 114 | / |
| Fonza | 73 | 98 | / |
| Fahntsah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fountsou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fontchea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fontchat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonzseau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foncha | 67 | 1,145 | / |
| Foncea | 67 | 891 | / |
| Fondse | 67 | 363 | / |
| Vantsa | 67 | 149 | / |
| Foncia | 67 | 92 | / |
| Fantsi | 67 | 61 | / |
| Vántsa | 67 | 38 | / |
| Fomtse | 67 | 16 | / |
| Famtsa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fantsy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fantse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fantso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonzha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vontsy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vontso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonzea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fantza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foncah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Funtse | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Fontsa
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