Fingwa Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fingwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fingwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Fingwa (23) may also be a first name.

Fingwa Last Name Facts

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

Fingwa is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fingwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,133,308th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fingwa are found; 52 percent are found in Central Africa and 52 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 23 people.

The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 677,794. Beside The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 48 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Fingwa Last Name Statistics demography

Fingwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning R 60,576 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fingwi8322/
Fingwe8317/
Fingba8313/
Fingua836/
Fengwa833/
Finkwa831/
Fengwah771/
Fingwit771/
Fingweh771/
Finghwi771/
Finkway770/
Vengwa67562/
Vingua67326/
Vingwe67135/
Fengwi6726/
Fengwe6726/
Fingbe6722/
Fingue6710/
Fingui679/
Fenkwa671/
Finkwe671/
Fingbo671/

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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 Fingwa
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