Fawe Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Belgium

Fawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2181:812,58136,138
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Benin121:861,30044,192
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Fawe (67) may also be a first name.

Fawe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fawe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fawe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 744,013th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Fawe are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fawe is also the 1,191,548th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 67 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 812,581. In Nigeria Fawe is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 30 percent live, Benue, where 29 percent live and Kaduna, where 11 percent live. Not including Nigeria Fawe is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 13 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.

Fawe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fawe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fawe surname rose 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fawe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fawe last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Fawe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.21% less than the national average, earning $29,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Fawei89398/
Fawey89155/
Faiwe8946/
Fauwe8917/
Faweh8913/
Feawe894/
Faswe891/
Fawej891/
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Faw865,172/
Fae864,768/
Fajiwe80217/
Fajuwe8057/
Fawess8016/
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Faweye809/
Fiyawe804/
Faweje803/
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Fachwe801/
Fahwee801/
Fahwer800/
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Faye75406,562/
Fabe752,974/
Fawa752,737/
Fawy752,475/
Fawi752,375/
Fave752,285/
Fowe75802/
Faje75200/
Faue75177/
Faie7561/
Feae7529/
Vawe7526/
Fewe7512/
Faej7512/
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Faywest731/
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Fashwey731/
Fhaweeh731/
Faweitt730/
Fayez6783,099/
Fayed6772,602/
Fahey6723,080/
Fajge672,265/
Faver671,359/
Phawe671,073/
Faied671,052/
Fayet671,028/
Fawai67850/
Faiez67683/
Favez67646/
Fagge67632/
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Foowe6715/
Fagie6713/
Faabe6713/
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Fajwa6711/
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Favea6710/
Fajez6710/
Faaye679/
Fewei679/
Faiye679/
Faued679/
Fawwa678/
Fewey678/
Fauwa677/
Faved677/
Faube677/
Faues677/
Fahei676/
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Fabei675/
Fawui675/
Faoue674/
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Fowes673/
Foweh673/
Fiwei673/
Faiej673/
Faije673/
Favee673/
Fawaj673/
Fayue672/
Faeey672/
Faeio672/
Fiwey672/
Fauue672/
Fayhe672/
Fauye672/
Fayye672/
Fajei672/
Faaea672/
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Faiwi672/
Fajee672/
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Faehy671/
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Fauey671/
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Fawoy671/
Fawyi671/
Fayve671/
Faiee671/
Fajwi671/
Feiwe671/
Feeae671/
Fowue671/
Fewie671/
Fawaa671/
Fayei671/
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Faeeh671/
Faeve671/
Faawi671/
Faywy671/
Fahue670/
Faeay670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fawe
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