Fogwe Surname
Approximately 213 people bear this surname
Fogwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 205 | 1:101,313 | 11,968 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Fogwe (20) may also be a first name.
Fogwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fogwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fogwe occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fogwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fogwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,133,308th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Fogwe reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 20 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 101,313. In Cameroon Fogwe is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 40 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 33 percent are found and Centre Region, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fongweh | 83 | 5 | / |
| Fogwoue | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fogue | 80 | 2,882 | / |
| Fokwe | 80 | 115 | / |
| Fogbe | 80 | 92 | / |
| Fogwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fugwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fogwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fagwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foingweh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fougue | 73 | 59 | / |
| Fogoue | 73 | 31 | / |
| Fookwe | 73 | 27 | / |
| Fougwa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Fougbe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Foigbe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Foukwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fahgwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fegweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fogwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foncwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foigue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fogbeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fosgue | 73 | 0 | / |
| Feungwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foukwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fougoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonkwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fockweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Focgoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fungweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fagweth | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Fogwe
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