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 surname Fongwi occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fongwi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,403,590th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. The surname 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 commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 255 people.
The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 134,864. In Cameroon Fongwi is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 97 percent are found, West Region, where 1 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon Fongwi exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 1 percent are found.
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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