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 more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Fanwi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fanwi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fanwi is the 577,768th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,396,224 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Fanwi live; 69 percent live in Central Africa and 69 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Fanwi is also the 419,838th most common forename in the world, held by 419 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 521 people, or 1 in 39,864. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 49 percent are found, Adamawa Region, where 28 percent are found and West Region, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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