Fowon Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Fowon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Fowon (12) may also be a first name.
Fowon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fowon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fowon occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fowon? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fowon are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 12 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 50 percent live, Lagos, where 33 percent live and Rivers, where 17 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fowong | 91 | 32 | / |
| Fowoung | 83 | 21 | / |
| Foowong | 83 | 17 | / |
| Foiwong | 83 | 12 | / |
| Fohwong | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fouwoin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fowan | 80 | 36 | / |
| Fawon | 80 | 15 | / |
| Fuwon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fuwong | 73 | 312 | / |
| Fowane | 73 | 15 | / |
| Fowung | 73 | 12 | / |
| Foowan | 73 | 7 | / |
| Foswan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Foboun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phowon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fohbon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foewan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fawoun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foyvon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fowand | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fawone | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phowong | 67 | 272 | / |
| Fowhand | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fahwong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Feuwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fawoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouvong | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Fowon
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