Fonwa Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Fonwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fonwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fonwa occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Fonwa is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Fonwa reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 77 percent live, Northwest Region, where 8 percent live and Southwest Region, where 8 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Founwa | 91 | 10 | / |
| Foinwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Fonwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fonwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fonwaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Founwat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fonua | 80 | 2,343 | / |
| Fanwa | 80 | 173 | / |
| Fonba | 80 | 82 | / |
| Fonwe | 80 | 66 | / |
| Funwa | 80 | 56 | / |
| Fonwi | 80 | 25 | / |
| Fonwo | 80 | 24 | / |
| Fomwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fonva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vonwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phonwa | 73 | 394 | / |
| Fonwei | 73 | 38 | / |
| Fonbai | 73 | 14 | / |
| Foumwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Fonmba | 73 | 10 | / |
| Fonvad | 73 | 5 | / |
| Fanwai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fgunwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Foinwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fonwoh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fonbea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Funway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Founwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fonwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fonwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Founba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fonuas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fomway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fonbay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Phonwai | 67 | 65 | / |
| Founwet | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fonmbah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fonwoue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Foinwih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fonwood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phonwha | 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
- 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 Fonwa
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