Fawu Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Fawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Fawu (51) may also be a first name.
Fawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fawu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fawu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Fawu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Fawu are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 51 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Fawu is primarily found in: Gombe, where 72 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 20 percent reside and Osun, where 4 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and China, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fawou | 89 | 17 | / |
| Fawau | 89 | 16 | / |
| Fawui | 89 | 5 | / |
| Fawus | 89 | 3 | / |
| Faiwu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Fahuwu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Fawudd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fahwou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fawout | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fahawu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fabu | 75 | 440 | / |
| Fewu | 75 | 39 | / |
| Vawu | 75 | 22 | / |
| Favu | 75 | 6 | / |
| Fowu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fawouch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fabou | 67 | 292 | / |
| Favus | 67 | 37 | / |
| Faveu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Faibu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Phawu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Șfabu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fowou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Feiwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fabuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Favau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fabeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fewau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fawoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fawoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fabui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Favou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fahbu | 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 Fawu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis