Founke Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Founke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 30 | 1:344,520 | 26,827 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Founke (734) may also be a first name.
Founke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Founke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Founke occurs most in Benin. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Founke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,432,070th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Founke reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 303,966th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 734 people.
The last name Founke is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 344,520. In Benin Founke is most prevalent in: Ouémé Department, where 83 percent are found, Zou Department, where 13 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Benin this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent are found and Senegal, where 3 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 Founke
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