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
The last name Foingwe occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Foingwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,755,741st most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Foingwe reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 192,306. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 74 percent live, Littoral Region, where 14 percent live and West Region, where 8 percent live. Apart from Cameroon Foingwe is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.
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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