Fingwe Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Fingwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Fingwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fingwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fingwe is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fingwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,772,636th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fingwe live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 92 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 8 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Fingwe is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fingweh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fingwa | 83 | 213 | / |
| Vingwe | 83 | 135 | / |
| Fengwe | 83 | 26 | / |
| Fingwi | 83 | 22 | / |
| Fingbe | 83 | 22 | / |
| Fingue | 83 | 10 | / |
| Finkwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fingoue | 77 | 77 | / |
| Fiengue | 77 | 20 | / |
| Fengwei | 77 | 19 | / |
| Pfengwe | 77 | 12 | / |
| Fuengwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Finghwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fingwit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Feungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fhngw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Finque | 67 | 66 | / |
| Fengue | 67 | 53 | / |
| Fengwi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Fingui | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fincue | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fenkwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fengwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vengwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Finkue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Finkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fimgue | 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 Fingwe
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