Famawa Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Famawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Famawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2191:603,87847,961
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Famawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Famawa is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Famawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Famawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,001,271st most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. Famawa occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Famawa reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 86 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

Famawa is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 603,878. In Indonesia Famawa is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia Famawa exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Famauwa924/
Fatmawa923/
Famawi833/
Famawo831/
Famawe831/
Famava831/
Fahmawy772,145/
Fahmawi771,414/
Famuiwa7751/
Famaave774/
Famhawi774/
Famaeva772/
Fatmawy771/
Fahmawe771/
Famouïwa711/
Fathmawy711/
Fahmawie711/
Famewo67622/
Famave67353/
Famova6714/
Fomewa6710/
Famowo6710/
Famabo6710/
Fameva673/
Vomawa671/
Fomawe671/
Famabi671/
Famabe671/

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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 Famawa
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