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
Fonwa occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Fonwa is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Fonwa are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 77 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 8 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found.
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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