Fokwen Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fokwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fokwen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon541:384,61233,542
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fokwen (19) may also be a first name.

Fokwen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fokwen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Fokwen occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fokwen.

How Common Is The Last Name Fokwen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,605,694th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. Fokwen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Fokwen live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Fokwen is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 19 people.

Fokwen is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 384,612. In Cameroon Fokwen is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 35 percent are found, Centre Region, where 30 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fonkwen928/
Fogwen831/
Fonkwin7718/
Fokueng7711/
Funkwen773/
Fakwene772/
Fankwen771/
Fonkuen771/
Fukuen6787/
Foguen6741/
Fogwem672/
Fokuin671/
Foukoueng671/
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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 Fokwen
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