Fatawu Surname

108,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Fatawu Surname User-submission:

Fatawu is a Ghanaian surname, which is predominantly used for people who follow Islam (Muslims),it is used a lot in the Northern Region is Ghana. A famous person who has this surname is Abdul Fatawu (Ghanaian Footballer The meaning of this brilliant surname actually has two meanings the first meaning is 'Conqueror' and the second meaning 'Victorious'.

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Fatawu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4,2951:6,291861
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Fatawu (4,083) may also be a first name.

Fatawu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Fatawu is a Ghanaian surname, which is predominantly used for people who follow Islam (Muslims),it is used a lot in the Northern Region is Ghana. A famous person who has this surname is Abdul Fatawu (Ghanaian Footballer The meaning of this brilliant surname actually has two meanings the first meaning is 'Conqueror' and the second meaning 'Victorious'.

- Micah Kwadjo Enim
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Fatawu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fatawu is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fatawu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fatawu is the 108,214th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,693,597 people. The last name Fatawu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fatawu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fatawu is also the 108,952nd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 4,083 people.

Fatawu is most widely held in Ghana, where it is carried by 4,295 people, or 1 in 6,291. Barring Ghana it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fatowu833/
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Fatewu831/
Fatewou771/
Vatavu672,024/
Fotewu671/
Fetewou621/
Foutewou5711/
Foutabou571/
Vătavu50112/
Vetavu503/
Phothawuth501/
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