Fonyam Surname
Approximately 344 people bear this surname
Fonyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 328 | 1:63,320 | 8,055 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Fonyam Demographics
Average Fonyam Salary in
United States
$52,708 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fonyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fonyam is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonyam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 811,192nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 21,184,726 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Fonyam are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 328 people, or 1 in 63,320. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 41 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 27 percent reside and Centre Region, where 15 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Fonyam exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Fonyam Last Name Statistics demography
Fonyam earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.
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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 Fonyam
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