Fowé Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fowé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fowé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Fowe (802) are calculated separately.

Fowé Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fowé is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Fowe. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fowé? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Fowé is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Fowé reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also found in Spain, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fowe92802/
Fouwé891/
Fowj7526/
Fobé756/
Fové753/
Foyé753/
Fowi753/
Fowy750/
Fowey67519/
Fouwa67159/
Fowee6780/
Fowai6759/
Fowie6724/
Fowih6716/
Foowe6715/
Fovér678/
Fowaa677/
Fouwe674/
Foweh673/
Fowes673/
Fowaj672/
Fowue671/
Foywi671/
Fowwa671/
Fowit671/
Vouwé671/
Fuowa671/
Fowiz671/
Fowed671/
Fowhy670/

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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 Fowé
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