Fawo Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Fawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 80 | 1:2,214,284 | 75,532 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Fawo (358) may also be a first name.
Fawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fawo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Fawo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fawo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fawo is the 1,849,867th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Fawo reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 460,276th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 358 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 69 percent live, Lagos, where 25 percent live and Nasarawa, where 1 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 12 percent live and Ethiopia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fawou | 89 | 17 | / |
| Faiwo | 89 | 3 | / |
| Fawoh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Fawoy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fawoo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fawoos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fahwou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fawout | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fawa | 75 | 2,737 | / |
| Fabo | 75 | 2,243 | / |
| Fowo | 75 | 384 | / |
| Favo | 75 | 357 | / |
| Fewo | 75 | 34 | / |
| Vawo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fawouch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fauwood | 73 | 0 | / |
| Favot | 67 | 1,678 | / |
| Feuwo | 67 | 348 | / |
| Fabou | 67 | 292 | / |
| Fawah | 67 | 167 | / |
| Faibo | 67 | 138 | / |
| Phawo | 67 | 51 | / |
| Faboi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Faabo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Fahwa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Faywa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Faiwa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Favos | 67 | 15 | / |
| Faubo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fajwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fawwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fawua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fauwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fowoh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fowou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Favoy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Feabo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fouwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faboy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fawaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fewoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faybo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faboo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vawoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fasuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fajuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Favoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fowho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fojwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faîvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vauwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ffawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Favou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Fawo
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