Fongwi Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Fongwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 154 | 1:134,864 | 15,121 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Fongwi (255) may also be a first name.
Fongwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fongwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fongwi is found most in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fongwi? popularity and diffusion
Fongwi is the 1,403,590th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The last name Fongwi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Fongwi reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 557,860th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 255 people.
The last name Fongwi is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 134,864. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 97 percent reside, West Region, where 1 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fongwei | 92 | 13 | / |
| Fongwit | 92 | 4 | / |
| Fongwie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fongwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fongwa | 83 | 329 | / |
| Fongwe | 83 | 224 | / |
| Fungwi | 83 | 82 | / |
| Fangwi | 83 | 16 | / |
| Fongui | 83 | 6 | / |
| Foungui | 77 | 190 | / |
| Foingwe | 77 | 109 | / |
| Fangwei | 77 | 16 | / |
| Fongbai | 77 | 15 | / |
| Vongwai | 77 | 13 | / |
| Fongweh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fangwai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fongkwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Foungwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fomngwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fuongwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fongwet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonkwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vongwoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fungwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foingwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonghui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fangwih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fungwie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vonggwai | 71 | 14 | / |
| Phongwai | 71 | 12 | / |
| Foingweh | 71 | 5 | / |
| Fongweha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Fongbe | 67 | 4,368 | / |
| Fonkwa | 67 | 1,141 | / |
| Fungwa | 67 | 1,055 | / |
| Fungwe | 67 | 874 | / |
| Fongue | 67 | 772 | / |
| Fangbi | 67 | 501 | / |
| Vongwe | 67 | 447 | / |
| Fangwa | 67 | 97 | / |
| Fonkwe | 67 | 97 | / |
| Fonkui | 67 | 36 | / |
| Fangwe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Fangui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fungui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fonqui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fankwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Funkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vungwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foncwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vongvi | 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
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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 Fongwi
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