Foriwa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Foriwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Foriwa (52) may also be a first name.
Foriwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foriwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Foriwa is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Foriwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Foriwa is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Foriwa is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Foriwa reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 52 people.
The last name Foriwa is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada it is mostly found in: Ontario, where 100 percent reside. Besides Canada Foriwa is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 25 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foriwaa | 92 | 1,118 | / |
| Foriwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Foriwaah | 86 | 4 | / |
| Foriwash | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fariwa | 83 | 31 | / |
| Furiwa | 83 | 17 | / |
| Forewa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Voriwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Furuiwa | 77 | 131 | / |
| Foroiva | 77 | 14 | / |
| Forieva | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fouriba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Furoiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forisua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Furihwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fuoriva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phoriwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fariba | 67 | 496 | / |
| Foreva | 67 | 162 | / |
| Farewa | 67 | 74 | / |
| Faruwa | 67 | 55 | / |
| Fariwo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Fariva | 67 | 23 | / |
| Forebi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Veriwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ferewa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Phooriwat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Furiba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Forewe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Forive | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fariwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foribe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Variwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voriva | 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 Foriwa
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