Foteping Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Foteping Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foteping Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon421:494,50240,134
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Foteping Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foteping is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Foteping click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foteping? popularity and diffusion

Foteping is the 2,979,664th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Foteping live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Foteping is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 494,502. In Cameroon Foteping is most common in: Littoral Region, where 48 percent are found, West Region, where 43 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fotepieng9423/
Fotepin935/
Fotepeng8830/
Fotepen809/
Fetiping751/
Vattepin6348/
Vatepeng6311/
Photipin631/
Phothipin5973/
Phothipeng568/
Photipim506/

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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 Foteping
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