Fotna Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Fotna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fotna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Fotna (1,171) may also be a first name.

Fotna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fotna is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fotna click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fotna? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Fotna is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Fotna live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 232,087th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,171 people.

This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Egypt, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foutna915/
Fona89602/
Fotnais831/
Foutgna831/
Fonga801,781/
Fatna801,252/
Fonah80700/
Fonna80550/
Founa80298/
Fonai80282/
Foina80183/
Fonas80138/
Fojna80133/
Fonat8058/
Fonea8053/
Fonay8051/
Fonad8033/
Foyna8027/
Fotne8026/
Fetna8020/
Fhona8015/
Fonau8015/
Fuona8011/
Fogna809/
Fonaj804/
Votna802/
Fomna802/
Fonap801/
Fonaa801/
Fonha801/
Fonoa800/
Photna733,722/
Founas732,253/
Founga73342/
Fonash73165/
Founau73124/
Fhonna7391/
Fosnea7380/
Founna7351/
Fonais7331/
Fatnah7330/
Fonaas7325/
Foinga7321/
Fougna7315/
Founai7311/
Fongau7311/
Fonnah7310/
Foomna739/
Fatnay735/
Fonait734/
Fonath734/
Foneas734/
Foynat734/
Fotney733/
Fathna733/
Fongna732/
Foigna732/
Foumna732/
Fethna731/
Fetnai731/
Fosnah731/
Fotner731/
Founat731/
Foutny731/
Fonnat731/
Pfouna731/
Fognay731/
Fomgna731/
Foneau731/
Fongaa731/
Fongay731/
Fonhah731/
Fonnai731/
Fonnas731/
Founay731/
Fotngo731/
Fhotni731/
Futhna731/
Fotnot731/
Fonhay730/
Fosnat730/
Fosnas730/
Fana6713,765/
Vona676,896/
Fono675,554/
Fottner67708/
Footner67183/
Foutner6792/
Fonó6791/
Founeau6784/
Founaud6769/
Fostner6729/
Fatimna6718/
Fonnaas6711/
Photnat6710/
Foutngo6710/
Fathnah679/
Founath679/
Foungai677/
Fhounna673/
Fottney672/
Foineau672/
Faustna672/
Fathtna671/
Foustne671/
Foytner671/
Foitnei671/
Fatėnas671/
Fatinna671/
Foingai671/
Fonault671/
Fongaah671/
Founass671/
Founnas671/
Fatnass671/
Footnis670/
Foneaux670/
Fotnest670/
Fosnach670/
Foinach670/
Fostnes670/
Fostnot670/

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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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  • 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 Fotna
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