Fowe Surname

429,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon6351:32,7074,400
Nigeria991:1,789,32164,938
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
United States161:22,653,683662,747
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Fowé (3) are calculated separately.

Fowe (32) may also be a first name.

Fowe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fowe is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Fowé. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fowe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fowe is the 429,827th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,086,716 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Fowe live; 79 percent live in Central Africa and 79 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 32 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 635 people, or 1 in 32,707. In Cameroon Fowe is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 46 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 29 percent are found and West Region, where 23 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 12 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Fowe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fowe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fowe last name grew 229 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fowe Last Name Statistics demography

Fowe earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 78.97% less than the national average, earning $9,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fowé923/
Fowey89519/
Fowee8980/
Fowie8924/
Foowe8915/
Fouwe894/
Fowes893/
Foweh893/
Fowed891/
Fowue891/
Foe866,628/
Fow86369/
Fouwei8015/
Fowher804/
Fhowes801/
Foewea801/
Fouwea801/
Fuowei801/
Fouwet801/
Fowett800/
Fowhey800/
Pfower800/
Foye754,423/
Fobe75649/
Fawe75387/
Foue75166/
Fouw75163/
Foei75151/
Foey7578/
Fove7571/
Foje7546/
Vowe7546/
Fowd7544/
Fowj7526/
Fuwe7525/
Fewe7512/
Foiw755/
Fohw754/
Foee753/
Fowi753/
Vfow753/
Wfoe752/
Pfoe751/
Fowh751/
Foie751/
Fowy750/
Pfow750/
Fouweah7315/
Foewhea7310/
Foswett732/
Fouwhea731/
Fohwoue731/
Fouwoue731/
Foyet672,275/
Fouet672,249/
Foyez672,179/
Fawie67841/
Fovet67825/
Foued67798/
Fawei67398/
Fovie67226/
Foeij67185/
Fouwa67159/
Fawey67155/
Foibe67138/
Fovez67124/
Foube6784/
Fogie6772/
Fogge6767/
Fouye6763/
Fowai6759/
Foyie6758/
Fuoye6751/
Foyeu6738/
Feuwe6738/
Foyes6735/
Foved6730/
Vowie6727/
Foyeh6724/
Fuwei6723/
Foive6721/
Foyep6720/
Fauwe6717/
Fowih6716/
Faweh6713/
Pfuwe6712/
Fewei679/
Fioye679/
Fover678/
Fewey678/
Fowaa677/
Foyej675/
Fiyoe675/
Fobey674/
Faoue674/
Fojie674/
Foobe674/
Foyee673/
Foevi673/
Vowey672/
Foues672/
Foies672/
Fobee672/
Fuwie672/
Fouei672/
Fosue672/
Fouve672/
Fowaj672/
Foihe671/
Fioei671/
Fowiz671/
Foehe671/
Foiey671/
Voweh671/
Foyoe671/
Fouhwhea671/
Feweh671/
Fajoe671/
Fuowa671/
Faswe671/
Fouie671/
Fawej671/
Foeje671/
Foied671/
Foiye671/
Fojee671/
Fojet671/
Fovea671/
Fowhs671/
Fowit671/
Foywi671/
Fosve671/
Foueh671/
Fouwé671/
Fhoue671/
Fobei671/
Ffoje671/
Fewie671/
Faewe671/
Feioe671/
Fowwa671/
Fouez671/
Foeye671/
Fuwes671/
Fuwey671/
Fovey670/
Fhoey670/
Fowhy670/
Foeey670/
Foiet670/
Fohea670/
Fooee670/
Fohee670/

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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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  • 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 Fowe
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