Fowan Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Fowan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Fowan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fowan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fowan is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fowan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fowan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,274,477th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Fowan reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 593,402. In Cameroon Fowan is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 46 percent live, Littoral Region, where 43 percent live and West Region, where 9 percent live. Barring Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fowane | 91 | 15 | / |
| Foowan | 91 | 7 | / |
| Fowain | 91 | 3 | / |
| Foswan | 91 | 2 | / |
| Foewan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fowand | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fowhand | 83 | 7 | / |
| Fawan | 80 | 162 | / |
| Fuwan | 80 | 62 | / |
| Fewan | 80 | 29 | / |
| Vowan | 80 | 26 | / |
| Fowon | 80 | 7 | / |
| Foban | 80 | 6 | / |
| Fovan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fawann | 73 | 1,739 | / |
| Phowan | 73 | 49 | / |
| Fuwain | 73 | 42 | / |
| Fowong | 73 | 32 | / |
| Fobean | 73 | 24 | / |
| Fobain | 73 | 8 | / |
| Fuwane | 73 | 8 | / |
| Fahwan | 73 | 7 | / |
| Fawane | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fouban | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fawhan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fovanh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fovane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fauwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fowoung | 67 | 21 | / |
| Foowong | 67 | 17 | / |
| Foiwong | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fosvang | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fawahan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Phoowan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phowang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fahwang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fohwong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fouwoin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhowhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feuwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phowane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fehwean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fawasin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foivain | 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
- 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 Fowan
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