Fuanyi Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fuanyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fuanyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2441:85,11910,334
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fuanyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fuanyi occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuanyi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,022,958th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fuanyi reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 85,119. In Cameroon Fuanyi is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 93 percent live, Littoral Region, where 4 percent live and West Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fouanyi921/
Fouany8314/
Fuhani837/
Fujiani77154/
Fouanis775/
Fouanie773/
Fugiani772/
Fouanyo771/
Fouhani771/
Fuyiani771/
Fouana67364/
Fouane6787/
Fouoni674/
Fuhane671/
Vuhani671/
Fooani671/
Vouani671/
Fauana671/
Fujiana62442/
Fouhane62378/
Vujjani6210/
Fuyiana624/
Fouagne624/
Fouaned621/
Fouanet621/
Fujianeu5735/
Vujjaini5718/
Fuhanets571/
Pheuanoi571/
Fouognie571/
Fouone503/
Fuhona501/

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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 Fuanyi
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