Foingwe Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Foingwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 108 | 1:192,306 | 19,984 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Foingwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foingwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Foingwe is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foingwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,755,741st most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname Foingwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Foingwe are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Foingwe is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 192,306. In Cameroon Foingwe is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 74 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 14 percent are found and West Region, where 8 percent are found. Barring Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foingweh | 93 | 5 | / |
| Fongwe | 92 | 224 | / |
| Fongwei | 86 | 13 | / |
| Fongweh | 86 | 5 | / |
| Fongwie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fongwet | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fomngwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Foingwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fongweha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Feingwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fongbe | 77 | 4,368 | / |
| Fongue | 77 | 772 | / |
| Vongwe | 77 | 447 | / |
| Fongwa | 77 | 329 | / |
| Fongwi | 77 | 155 | / |
| Fonkwe | 77 | 97 | / |
| Fangwe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Foncwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fochingue | 75 | 2 | / |
| Foungbe | 71 | 261 | / |
| Foungue | 71 | 63 | / |
| Fiengue | 71 | 20 | / |
| Fangwei | 71 | 16 | / |
| Fongoue | 71 | 15 | / |
| Fongwit | 71 | 4 | / |
| Fongkwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Foungwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phongwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fonkwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Feungwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fongueh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonguea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fochingoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fuengwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fuongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fongbea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fongwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fouengue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Foungoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fongouet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feingwit | 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 Foingwe
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