Fongwei Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Fongwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Fongwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fongwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fongwei is found most in Cameroon. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fongwei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Fongwei live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 92 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Fongwei exists in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fongwe | 92 | 224 | / |
| Fongwi | 92 | 155 | / |
| Foingwe | 86 | 109 | / |
| Fangwei | 86 | 16 | / |
| Fongweh | 86 | 5 | / |
| Fongwit | 86 | 4 | / |
| Fomngwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fonkwei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fongwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fongwie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fongwet | 86 | 1 | / |
| Foingweh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Fongweha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Fongbe | 77 | 4,368 | / |
| Fungwe | 77 | 874 | / |
| Fongue | 77 | 772 | / |
| Vongwe | 77 | 447 | / |
| Fongwa | 77 | 329 | / |
| Fonkwe | 77 | 97 | / |
| Fungwi | 77 | 82 | / |
| Fangwe | 77 | 21 | / |
| Fangwi | 77 | 16 | / |
| Fongui | 77 | 6 | / |
| Foncwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foungbe | 71 | 261 | / |
| Foungui | 71 | 190 | / |
| Foungue | 71 | 63 | / |
| Fongoue | 71 | 15 | / |
| Fongbai | 71 | 15 | / |
| Vongwai | 71 | 13 | / |
| Fangwai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Fongwah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fongkwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Phongwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Foungwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fongueu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vongwoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonghui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Feungwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fongueh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonguea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fangwih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fungwie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fungweh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fumngwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fuongwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fongbea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fungwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vonggwai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Phongwai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Foungoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fongouet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fangbowe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Fongwei
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