Fokwang Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Fokwang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fokwang (21) may also be a first name.
Fokwang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fokwang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fokwang is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fokwang? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Fokwang occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Fokwang are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 21 people.
The surname Fokwang is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 33 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Fokwang is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fookwang | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fakwang | 86 | 104 | / |
| Fukwang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fogwang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phokwang | 80 | 11 | / |
| Fokuaang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phokhwang | 75 | 124 | / |
| Phokwhang | 75 | 4 | / |
| Fongkwong | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fakwong | 71 | 20 | / |
| Phongkwang | 71 | 4 | / |
| Foguang | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fugwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phokwong | 67 | 18 | / |
| Phukwang | 67 | 8 | / |
| Phakwang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fogwoung | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fougbang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phankwang | 63 | 252 | / |
| Feungwang | 63 | 1 | / |
| Voquang | 57 | 119 | / |
| Fuguang | 57 | 17 | / |
| Fagbang | 57 | 4 | / |
| Faguang | 57 | 2 | / |
| Phukuang | 53 | 248 | / |
| Phukwong | 53 | 4 | / |
| Fanguang | 53 | 1 | / |
| Fogueing | 53 | 1 | / |
| Fongwong | 53 | 1 | / |
| Fanghuang | 50 | 162 | / |
| Phonguang | 50 | 11 | / |
| Funnguang | 50 | 4 | / |
| Feuguaing | 50 | 2 | / |
| Faungwong | 50 | 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
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- 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 Fokwang
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