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 surname Fingwe is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fingwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Fingwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fingwe are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 92 percent live and Southwest Region, where 8 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live.
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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