Voune Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Voune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Mauritania | 22 | 1:186,130 | 9,575 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Voune (16) may also be a first name.
Voune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Voune Come From? nationality or country of origin
Voune (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻮﻧﻪ) is found most in French Polynesia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Voune? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,352,516th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Voune is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Voune are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Polynesia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.
Voune is most widespread in French Polynesia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 11,232. Other than French Polynesia Voune exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 33 percent are found and Cameroon, where 27 percent are found.
Voune Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Voune has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Voune surname decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Voune Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Voune in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻮﻧﻪ | fwnh | 50 |
| ﻓﻮﻥ | fwn | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Voune
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