Fonyen Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Fonyen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Fonyen (3) may also be a first name.
Fonyen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonyen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fonyen is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fonyen.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonyen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fonyen reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Fonyen is also the 7,463,778th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 3 people.
The last name Fonyen is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Fonyen is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fonayen | 92 | 13 | / |
| Fonyeng | 92 | 1 | / |
| Foneyene | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fanyen | 83 | 162 | / |
| Fongen | 83 | 90 | / |
| Fonyem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Funyen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fahnyen | 77 | 6 | / |
| Fongean | 77 | 4 | / |
| Founein | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fonjeng | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fanyehn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vonoyen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fogneng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fongnen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonying | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foingoen | 71 | 201 | / |
| Fangayen | 71 | 29 | / |
| Faneyten | 71 | 3 | / |
| Foneisen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fongnien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fanayene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fhonyian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fougnene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonyiang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fomneing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonjeanc | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonehand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Founeine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fanien | 67 | 241 | / |
| Fagnen | 67 | 221 | / |
| Fangen | 67 | 43 | / |
| Vonjen | 67 | 41 | / |
| Fanean | 67 | 15 | / |
| Fanyin | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fonain | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fonoun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Faneytten | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fognem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fonjem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vonein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fungen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Funyin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foniin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faneen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonhem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faniyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonjin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faneun | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Fonyen
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