Founaye Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Founaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Founaye (5) may also be a first name.
Founaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Founaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Founaye is found most in Cameroon. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Founaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Founaye is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Founaye reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Founaye is also the 5,493,085th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 5 people.
It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Founaye is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent are found and West Region, where 50 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Belgium, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Founaye
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