Fouwou Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fouwou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fouwou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon531:391,86933,952
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Fouwou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fouwou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Fouwou occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fouwou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,635,433rd most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fouwou are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 391,869. In Cameroon Fouwou is mostly concentrated in: West Region, where 51 percent are found, Centre Region, where 30 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 19 percent are found. Other than Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fouwoue921/
Fuwou917/
Fowou916/
Fouwo912/
Fowoue8375/
Foubou8314/
Fouwot831/
Fowgou831/
Fowo80384/
Fuwu8060/
Fuwo8033/
Fouebou773/
Fohwoue771/
Feuwo73348/
Fouwa73159/
Fobou73104/
Fouvo7350/
Fuwoh7335/
Fawou7317/
Fowoh736/
Fowoe736/
Foubo734/
Fovou734/
Fuwui733/
Fuwut732/
Fuuwu731/
Fojwo731/
Fowho731/
Fooua731/
Fowowe673,454/
Fossuo67147/
Fowoyo6748/
Fahuwu6722/
Foivou6720/
Fouwei6715/
Fojowo6711/
Fowoye676/
Fuwoot674/
Fowewo674/
Foyawo673/
Fahwou671/
Fawout671/
Fobouh671/
Foboue671/
Fochuo671/
Foobou671/
Fouevo671/
Fouewa671/
Fouwea671/
Fouwha671/
Foewoe671/
Feuwoo671/
Feewou671/

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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 Fouwou
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