Faiwe Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Faiwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
Faiwe (209) may also be a first name.
Faiwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faiwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Faiwe is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faiwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,876,555th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Faiwe are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Faiwe is also the 625,736th most commonly used given name globally, borne by 209 people.
The surname Faiwe is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 593,402. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 89 percent live, North Region, where 6 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fajiwe | 91 | 217 | / |
| Faiwet | 91 | 11 | / |
| Fayiwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fawe | 89 | 387 | / |
| Faiw | 89 | 5 | / |
| Fiwe | 89 | 3 | / |
| Faiwieh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fawie | 80 | 841 | / |
| Fawei | 80 | 398 | / |
| Fawey | 80 | 155 | / |
| Favie | 80 | 144 | / |
| Faibe | 80 | 141 | / |
| Faive | 80 | 109 | / |
| Faiwa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Fauwe | 80 | 17 | / |
| Faweh | 80 | 13 | / |
| Feawe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Fiwei | 80 | 3 | / |
| Faiwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fiwey | 80 | 2 | / |
| Faswe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fawej | 80 | 1 | / |
| Feiwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faiyw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faw | 75 | 5,172 | / |
| Fiw | 75 | 5 | / |
| Faijue | 73 | 407 | / |
| Fauvie | 73 | 98 | / |
| Faivet | 73 | 69 | / |
| Faiver | 73 | 59 | / |
| Fajuwe | 73 | 57 | / |
| Fawess | 73 | 16 | / |
| Faweye | 73 | 9 | / |
| Faives | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fiyawe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Faweje | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fayibe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fayowe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Feiwei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Faivey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fachwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fajewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faibee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faihaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fayiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fawher | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fawees | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fojiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fahwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fawett | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fawead | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fiyowe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faiabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fahwer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Faswer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fabi | 67 | 10,411 | / |
| Fabe | 67 | 2,974 | / |
| Fawa | 67 | 2,737 | / |
| Fawy | 67 | 2,475 | / |
| Favi | 67 | 2,424 | / |
| Fawi | 67 | 2,375 | / |
| Fave | 67 | 2,285 | / |
| Five | 67 | 1,419 | / |
| Fiwa | 67 | 443 | / |
| Fashwer | 67 | 122 | / |
| Vawe | 67 | 26 | / |
| Fibe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Viwe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Fewe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fawj | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fawh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fhaw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Foiw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fiwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Faaw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fauw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Faweett | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fasweeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pfaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fahw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fashwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fiwesch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fywe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faywest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fiyewei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fawuett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faiivee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faiivie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wfiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhaweeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fihw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hfaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faweitt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Faiwe
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