Fowanko Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fowanko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fowanko Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Fowanko (52) may also be a first name.

Fowanko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fowanko is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fowanko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Fowanko occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fowanko reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 52 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon Fowanko is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 95 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 5 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fuwanko861/
Fowonko861/
Vovanko711/
Fobanka711/
Fouvonko671/
Vovenko57464/
Vavenko57210/
Fabanka572/
Vovonko571/
Fubanka571/
Vovhenko531/
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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 Fowanko
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