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 surname Fawu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fawu? popularity and diffusion
Fawu is the 3,798,600th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Fawu is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Fawu reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 51 people.
Fawu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Fawu is primarily found in: Gombe, where 72 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 20 percent are found and Osun, where 4 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and China, where 4 percent are found.
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
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