Fenwa Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fenwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fenwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Fenwa (27) may also be a first name.

Fenwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fenwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenwa? popularity and diffusion

Fenwa is the 2,808,717th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Fenwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fenwa live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most common given name globally. It is borne by 27 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria Fenwa is mostly found in: Oyo, where 33 percent live, Lagos, where 24 percent live and Osun, where 9 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fenway9118/
Fenwah911/
Fennway831/
Finwa8040/
Fenua8024/
Femwa803/
Fenwe802/
Fenba801/
Finway735/
Foinwa733/
Finhwa732/
Fenwei732/
Venway730/
Fenwer730/
Fnua672/
Fnwe672/
Fnva671/
Fnba671/
Vnwa671/
Finwaya671/
Fenwych670/
Fenwith670/
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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 Fenwa
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