Fonye Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fonye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3101:66,9978,459
Ivory Coast431:536,54016,589
England161:3,482,379114,324
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Fonye (25) may also be a first name.

Fonye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fonye is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fonye.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fonye is the 746,827th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Fonye are found; 81 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 25 people.

Fonye is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 310 people, or 1 in 66,997. In Cameroon Fonye is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 68 percent live, Centre Region, where 18 percent live and Southwest Region, where 8 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Fonye Last Name Statistics demography

Fonye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 95.17% less than the national average, earning R 11,472 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonyeh9150/
Fonnye9125/
Foneye9125/
Fonyer9111/
Fonyie912/
Fonyea911/
Fonhye911/
Founye911/
Fhonye911/
Fonheye8330/
Fonoyet8323/
Fonayet8311/
Founaye833/
Fonayee831/
Fonayeh831/
Foniyeh831/
Fonyeth831/
Founiye831/
Fanye801,344/
Fonge80512/
Fogne80184/
Foney80170/
Funye80106/
Fonea8053/
Fonay8051/
Fonje8039/
Fonoy8026/
Fonae8023/
Fonhe809/
Fonie803/
Fonuy803/
Fonue802/
Fonei801/
Fanaye7346,191/
Fonyuy733,374/
Faneye73473/
Pfunye73219/
Funnye73145/
Voneye73117/
Fosnea7380/
Fonnie7376/
Fanyep7375/
Foniya7375/
Foigne7366/
Fogner7348/
Fohney7330/
Fongie7328/
Fonjeh7323/
Founie7321/
Faniye7317/
Fognie7313/
Fonaya7311/
Fongne7311/
Fonjei7310/
Fonjie7310/
Founge736/
Fanyeh734/
Foneas734/
Phonye734/
Faanye734/
Fotney733/
Founey733/
Fonhie733/
Foneya732/
Funyep732/
Fonjeu732/
Foneyi732/
Fougne732/
Founje732/
Fannye731/
Funyer731/
Foneja731/
Fongee731/
Foonhe731/
Fanyea731/
Fuinye731/
Fognay731/
Fomgne731/
Fonayi731/
Foneji731/
Fongay731/
Fongea731/
Foniyo731/
Fonjay731/
Fonneu731/
Fonoyo731/
Fonuyi731/
Founay731/
Fonoyi731/
Fognei731/
Foneis731/
Fosney730/
Fooney730/
Fosgne730/
Fonier730/
Fonhay730/
Funyea730/
Fonhoe730/
Fougner67539/
Founier67241/
Fougnie67132/
Fongnet6774/
Fanaiye6751/
Fonhoue6742/
Fongoyo6737/
Fonnier6727/
Foignet6727/
Fanayeh6722/
Fongoue6715/
Fougnet6713/
Feunyep6712/
Fanayie679/
Fannaye676/
Fonnayi674/
Founaya674/
Foingeh673/
Fottney672/
Faaniye672/
Fonjieh672/
Fognoue672/
Founieh672/
Foungie671/
Founies671/
Foitnei671/
Fonohea671/
Foonhoe671/
Fanyiep671/
Fonejas671/
Fonyuiy671/
Fongneh671/
Fongnie671/
Fonhiet671/
Fonnyuy671/
Fonyhuy671/
Founiya671/
Founiyi671/
Founjie671/
Founnie671/
Founoue671/
Fanayee671/
Fangaye671/
Fongnoy671/
Fogness670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fonye
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