Fauwa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Fauwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Fauwa (7) may also be a first name.
Fauwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fauwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fauwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fauwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Fauwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 43 percent of Fauwa live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fauwa is also the 4,548,448th most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 7 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Fauwa is most numerous in: Ekiti, where 33 percent live, Kwara, where 33 percent live and Ondo, where 33 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 43 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.
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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 Fauwa
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