Fuanka Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Fuanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fuanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458

Fuanka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fuanka is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuanka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fuanka is the 3,798,600th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Fuanka live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Other than The DR Congo it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fwanka8321/
Fuonka8312/
Fuanki832/
Fuanke831/
Buangka773/
Fuankeh771/
Fwangka771/
Buangkai714/
Fouhanki711/
Phuangkha6761/
Fuonke6713/
Bwanka675/
Phuangkat674/
Fwanke672/
Phuangkhai634/
Fwankes6299/
Buhanko627/
Fwankey621/
Buankoy621/
Bwuanko621/
Fwankie621/
Buangke621/
Phuangko57949/
Fwangkop5714/
Phuankot574/
Phuankit571/
Phuangket53165/
Phuangkit5367/
Phuangkot535/
Phuangkoh531/
Phuangkhot50138/
Phuangkhit5070/
Bwonka505/
Bwanki504/
Buanco503/
Vwanki501/
Bbanko501/

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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 Fuanka
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