Fanwi Surname
Approximately 544 people bear this surname
Fanwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 521 | 1:39,864 | 5,327 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
Fanwi (419) may also be a first name.
Fanwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fanwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fanwi is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fanwi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 577,768th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,396,224 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Fanwi are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 419,838th most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 419 people.
The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 521 people, or 1 in 39,864. In Cameroon Fanwi is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 49 percent are found, Adamawa Region, where 28 percent are found and West Region, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fanwei | 91 | 25 | / |
| Fahnwi | 91 | 23 | / |
| Fanwie | 91 | 15 | / |
| Fanwui | 91 | 3 | / |
| Fanwai | 91 | 3 | / |
| Fainwi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Fanwip | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fannwi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fahanwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fanwa | 80 | 173 | / |
| Fanui | 80 | 51 | / |
| Fonwi | 80 | 25 | / |
| Fanwe | 80 | 20 | / |
| Fanvi | 80 | 12 | / |
| Fanbi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Fanwy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vanwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vanwie | 73 | 945 | / |
| Fonwei | 73 | 38 | / |
| Fainui | 73 | 20 | / |
| Fagnui | 73 | 20 | / |
| Fanvie | 73 | 10 | / |
| Vanwei | 73 | 5 | / |
| Fanuis | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fanbui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fainwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fanbai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fanweu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fonwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fanvei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fahnui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fanwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fanvio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fonwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fanhui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vanwij | 73 | 0 | / |
| Phanwai | 67 | 93 | / |
| Fanouhi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fanwoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fangnui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foinwih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vanweij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fagnuie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fagnuih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fahgnui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faumwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanvhiy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Fanwi
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