Fongwe Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2211:93,97811,213
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397

Fongwe Last Name Facts

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

Fongwe occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fongwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,095,216th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fongwe are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 93,978. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 65 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 14 percent reside and Centre Region, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foingwe92109/
Fongwei9213/
Fongweh925/
Fongwie921/
Fongwet921/
Fomngwe921/
Foingweh865/
Fongweha864/
Fongbe834,368/
Fungwe83874/
Fongue83772/
Vongwe83447/
Fongwa83329/
Fongwi83155/
Fonkwe8397/
Fangwe8321/
Foncwe831/
Foungbe77261/
Foungue7763/
Fangwei7716/
Fongoue7715/
Fongwit774/
Fongkwa773/
Phongwe772/
Foungwa772/
Fongwai771/
Feungwe771/
Fonkwei771/
Fongueh771/
Fonguea771/
Foingwa771/
Fungwie771/
Fungweh771/
Fuongwa771/
Fumngwe771/
Fongbea771/
Fongouet712/
Foungoue712/
Fonkwa671,141/
Fungwa671,055/
Funkwe67590/
Fangue67491/
Fangbe67468/
Fonque67339/
Fangwa6797/
Fungwi6782/
Fankwe6744/
Vungwe6730/
Fangwi6716/
Fungbe6710/
Fongui676/
Fonkue674/
Phongweha674/
Fochingue672/
Fungue672/
Vonkwe671/
Vangwe671/

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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 Fongwe
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