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
Founaye is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Founaye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Founaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Founaye live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most common first name at a global level It is held by 5 people.
This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent live and West Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Belgium, where 33 percent live.
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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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