Fowai Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Fowai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fowai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Qatar161:147,37516,023
England41:13,929,515290,718
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Fowai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fowai occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fowai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,506,728th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Fowai live; 36 percent live in Southeast Asia and 36 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 6,297,581. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Java, where 100 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 27 percent live and Qatar, where 27 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fowa89478/
Fowi893/
Fawai80850/
Fouwa80159/
Fowah80146/
Fewai80110/
Fuwai8026/
Fowie8024/
Fowih8016/
Fowaa807/
Fobai806/
Fowap802/
Fowaj802/
Foywi801/
Fowga801/
Fuowa801/
Fowwa801/
Fowiz801/
Foewa801/
Fowit801/
Foubai73220/
Pfuwai73209/
Fowaya7347/
Fouwei7315/
Fowich7312/
Fuhwai739/
Fowaah738/
Fuwayi736/
Fuowad734/
Pfawai733/
Fuwais732/
Fawaji732/
Fouwha731/
Fouwhi731/
Fohwah731/
Foibai731/
Foweya731/
Fuwaid731/
Fawayi731/
Fowish731/
Foowad731/
Fouwea731/
Foewea731/
Voiwai731/
Fowash731/
Fuowei731/
Fowitt730/
Fabi6710,411/
Fuwa677,267/
Foba674,017/
Fawa672,737/
Favi672,424/
Fawi672,375/
Fobi672,343/
Fowe67802/
Fova6780/
Fewa6766/
Fovi6764/
Vowa6745/
Fowajuh6738/
Pfawayi6735/
Pfuwayi6732/
Fewi6730/
Fowj6726/
Fawaidz6719/
Fouweah6715/
Pfawaid6713/
Foewhea6710/
Fuwi675/
Fowé673/
Fawahia671/
Fouwhea671/
Fouhwap671/
Fowy670/

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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 Fowai
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