Fonwe Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Fonwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 58 | 1:358,087 | 31,912 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Fonwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fonwe occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Fonwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,352,516th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. Fonwe is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Fonwe live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 358,087. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 55 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 43 percent are found and West Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 11 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fonwei | 91 | 38 | / |
| Foinwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Fonwie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fonw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Founwet | 83 | 12 | / |
| Fonwoue | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fonwi | 80 | 25 | / |
| Fanwe | 80 | 20 | / |
| Fonwa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Fonbe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Fonue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vonwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Funwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Funwei | 73 | 212 | / |
| Funwie | 73 | 58 | / |
| Fanwei | 73 | 25 | / |
| Fanwie | 73 | 15 | / |
| Founwa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Funwer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fuhnwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Foinwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Funwet | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fanweu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fanwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fognue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foinbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fomwep | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fonbea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fonnbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fonwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fonwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vonwie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Founwouet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonhoue | 67 | 42 | / |
| Fuhnwie | 67 | 11 | / |
| Phonwee | 67 | 9 | / |
| Foinwih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fognoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fanwoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fanw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Founoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Founmbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foinmbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foynbee | 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 Fonwe
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