Fawah Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Fawah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fawah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1081:40,8203,745
Cameroon411:506,56340,818
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Fawah (202) may also be a first name.

Fawah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fawah occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Fawah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fawah? popularity and diffusion

Fawah is the 1,338,236th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name Fawah is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Fawah reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 637,340th most common first name in the world It is held by 202 people.

The last name is most widespread in Liberia, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 40,820. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Bong County, where 63 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 21 percent are found and Margibi County, where 10 percent are found. Besides Liberia Fawah exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and Lebanon, where 4 percent are found.

Fawah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Sunni (75%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fawash9110/
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Fahwah911/
Faiwah911/
Fawa892,737/
Fawai80850/
Fowah80146/
Faway80124/
Vawah8055/
Fahwa8025/
Faywa8022/
Faiwa8021/
Fawau8016/
Fajwa8011/
Fawwa808/
Fawua807/
Fauwa807/
Fawaj803/
Fawoh803/
Fawaa801/
Ffawa801/
Fahuwa7385/
Faiwas7358/
Fowaah738/
Phawah734/
Pfawai733/
Fawadz732/
Feaway731/
Fohwah731/
Fawead731/
Fowash731/
Fatvah731/
Fawwaj731/
Fawast731/
Favaha731/
Feewah731/
Faawua731/
Fava6726,764/
Faba675,732/
Fowa67478/
Vawa67339/
Fawo67100/
Fewa6766/
Fatvahy6739/
Fawaidz6719/
Fouweah6715/
Pfawaid6713/
Fawouch672/
Faawasz671/
Fhauway671/
Feahway671/
Fajvath671/
Fahahua671/
Faawazs671/
Fausway670/

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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
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  • 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 Fawah
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