Fotang Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fotang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fotang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2541:81,7689,997
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Fotang (10) may also be a first name.

Fotang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fotang is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fotang? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 904,049th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 24,703,545 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Fotang live; 86 percent live in Central Africa and 86 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

Fotang is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 254 people, or 1 in 81,768. In Cameroon Fotang is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 61 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 19 percent are found and Centre Region, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Fotang Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fotang are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Fotang earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 84.03% more than the national average, earning $79,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fotan91135/
Futang8343/
Fostan8341/
Fatang8330/
Fetang8325/
Fotane8317/
Foutan8311/
Fotanh837/
Fotong834/
Fotain831/
Foľtan831/
Foytan831/
Footan831/
Fotand830/
Fottan830/
Foytong77341/
Fothane77238/
Foutain7749/
Foitong7731/
Feutang7731/
Vothang7729/
Photang778/
Fostant776/
Fotaine775/
Fataing775/
Fostain775/
Foutong775/
Fothong772/
Fostand772/
Fattang771/
Fuitang771/
Foteing771/
Fettang771/
Foutane771/
Fottong771/
Futgang771/
Foitain770/
Foutant770/
Fatan731,314/
Votan73294/
Foton7363/
Fotam735/
Foithong712,778/
Foythong71931/
Foutaine718/
Phothang717/
Fhoitong712/
Foothong712/
Fatahang712/
Photeang711/
Fouthong711/
Fouytong711/
Fostatyn711/
Fhoytong711/
Fochthan711/
Fotaigne711/
Foustain710/
Fathan671,257/
Foston671,073/
Voïtan67318/
Voitan67281/
Fatane67199/
Fattan67161/
Fhoithong67102/
Photan6749/
Voytan6727/
Vetang6720/
Vatang6719/
Futong6710/
Fojtán679/
Fatain679/
Fatean676/
Footam675/
Fotone675/
Fouton674/
Foľtán674/
Fetong674/
Fatanh674/
Fotein674/
Foiton673/
Fastan673/
Fatong673/
Faëtan672/
Fhoythong672/
Foitthong672/
Votong672/
Fuoton672/
Fhatan672/
Fataan672/
Fotton672/
Foľtanová671/
Fatann671/
Fahtan671/
Vutang671/
Photthang671/
Votanh671/
Votain670/
Foyton670/

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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 Fotang
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