Forwah Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Forwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 117 | 1:177,513 | 18,775 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Forwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forwah is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Forwah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,658,108th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Forwah live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 177,513. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 61 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 39 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forwwah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Forwath | 92 | 1 | / |
| Forwa | 91 | 20 | / |
| Farwah | 83 | 190 | / |
| Forway | 83 | 73 | / |
| Forwai | 83 | 24 | / |
| Fourwa | 83 | 15 | / |
| Forwoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Farwaha | 77 | 175 | / |
| Fourway | 77 | 9 | / |
| Farwash | 77 | 7 | / |
| Forwoth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forwhea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farwa | 73 | 1,885 | / |
| Forba | 73 | 727 | / |
| Ferwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Forva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Farwahah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forbay | 67 | 504 | / |
| Forbai | 67 | 80 | / |
| Forouhash | 67 | 26 | / |
| Forbau | 67 | 21 | / |
| Fervah | 67 | 21 | / |
| Farvah | 67 | 14 | / |
| Farway | 67 | 7 | / |
| Farwai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Forvai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fourba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Farwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vorwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faruah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vorwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foruay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forhua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varwah | 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 Forwah
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