Farwo Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Farwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Farwo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farwo occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Farwo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Farwo reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Liberia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia Farwo is most frequent in: Lofa County, where 50 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 50 percent are found. Not including Liberia Farwo is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 25 percent are found and Niger, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farwoz911/
Farwou911/
Farrwo911/
Farwoth831/
Farwa801,885/
Farbo80574/
Farvo806/
Faruo802/
Varwo801/
Farwah73190/
Faurbo7321/
Pharwo739/
Farboi733/
Farboh732/
Farvoy731/
Farwad731/
Faruop731/
Forwoh731/
Farhwa731/
Farwha731/
Faruot731/
Fairwa731/
Farboy730/
Farwaha67175/
Farouha6713/
Farwash677/
Faruhot672/
Forwoth671/
Farwuha671/
Farvoid670/
Farvous670/

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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 Farwo
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