Fonweban Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fonweban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonweban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon541:384,61233,542
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Fonweban Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fonweban Come From? nationality or country of origin

Fonweban is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fonweban click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonweban? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,352,516th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Fonweban live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 384,612. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 94 percent are found and East Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 17 percent are found and Ghana, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonveban882/
Foneboan881/
Fomweban881/
Fonban86155/
Fonbana8013/
Fonbain802/
Fon Ban802/
Fonbano801/
Fineban801/
Founbana751/
Fonbaina751/
Fonbin7116/
Fanban7115/
Fonbon7114/
Faneebano712/
Funban711/
Fonben711/
Fenban711/
Finban711/
Fanbaen67190/
Faniban6713/
Fon Bon6712/
Fonbona6711/
Fonbuna676/
Vonbann672/
Fenjban671/
Fonbenu671/
Fenbean671/
von Ban671/
Funbain671/
Funbano671/
Vonpean671/
Veneban670/
Fenbano670/
Phonwiboon561/

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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 Fonweban
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