Fonyuy Surname

133,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fonyuy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonyuy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3,3201:6,256759
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Fonyuy (2,708) may also be a first name.

Fonyuy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fonyuy occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonyuy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 133,601st most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,159,913 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Fonyuy live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 140,702nd most common first name worldwide It is held by 2,708 people.

Fonyuy is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 3,320 people, or 1 in 6,256. In Cameroon Fonyuy is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 75 percent reside, Centre Region, where 9 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 5 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Fonyuy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fonyuy last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Fonyuy earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.02% more than the national average, earning $54,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonyhuy921/
Fonnyuy921/
Fonyuiy921/
Fonyu911/
Fanyuy8320/
Foinyu831/
Fonyou831/
Fuhnyuy7710/
Fannyuy772/
Funyu732,133/
Fonye73385/
Fonyó73289/
Fanyu7361/
Fonju7355/
Fognu7313/
Vonyu732/
Fonău731/
Fonjuh6768/
Fonyeh6750/
Fanyou6729/
Fonnye6725/
Fonjou6720/
Founju6718/
Fonyer6711/
Funyou677/
Fongnu675/
Funyua673/
Fonjeu672/
Fanyyi672/
Fongeu672/
Fanyuh672/
Fognou672/
Fonyie672/
Fonhou672/
Foniyo671/
Fhonye671/
Founye671/
Fougnu671/
Fonnju671/
Fonjay671/
Fonhye671/
Fognay671/
Vonyiy671/
Fonyea671/
Fonhay670/

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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 Fonyuy
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