Fotong Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fotong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fotong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
England11:55,718,059489,080

Fotong Last Name Facts

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

Fotong is most common in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fotong? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fotong is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Fotong reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 67 percent live and Southwest Region, where 33 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foytong92341/
Foitong9231/
Foutong925/
Fothong922/
Fottong921/
Foton9163/
Foithong862,778/
Foythong86931/
Fhoitong862/
Foothong862/
Fouthong861/
Fouytong861/
Fhoytong861/
Foston831,073/
Fotang83295/
Futong8310/
Fotone835/
Fouton834/
Fetong834/
Fatong833/
Foiton833/
Fuoton832/
Fotton832/
Votong832/
Fotung831/
Foyton830/
Fhoithong80102/
Foitthong802/
Fhoythong802/
Photong771,345/
Fatoing77196/
Fohtung77192/
Foyston77151/
Futhong7785/
Fathong7739/
Fouston778/
Vothong776/
Foutoun774/
Fotoune774/
Fosston771/
Foutoin771/
Fuhtong771/
Fetoing771/
Vodtong771/
Fooston770/
Fostonn770/
Faton733,098/
Fotan73135/
Fotom7321/
Voton736/
Phothong713,417/
Phootong7124/
Phoitong7120/
Fotonova715/
Phoytong715/
Phoutong714/
Phoetong711/
Fotosink711/
Photoing711/
Photoung711/
Foithonh711/
Photthong6724,760/
Photon672,845/
Fatone671,850/
Faston67517/
Fatton67497/
Phoothong67111/
Voyton6787/
Voiton6777/
Fatoon6748/
Fathon6745/
Futang6743/
Fostan6741/
Vouton6732/
Fatang6730/
Fetang6725/
Phouthong6724/
Fotane6717/
Foutan6711/
Fojtán679/
Phoethong677/
Fotanh677/
Fatoun676/
Phoythong676/
Vhoton674/
Foľtán674/
Votton673/
Fauton672/
Vetong672/
Phoottong672/
Vatong672/
Phoithong672/
Foytan671/
Foľtan671/
Fostom671/
Phodthong671/
Footan671/
Feuton670/
Fouchtone670/
Fatont670/
Fottan670/
Fotand670/

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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 Fotong
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