Fukwe Surname
Approximately 277 people bear this surname
Fukwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 242 | 1:190,826 | 14,170 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Fukwe Demographics
Fukwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Fukwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fukwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fukwe is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fukwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 945,594th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. The surname Fukwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fukwe live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 190,826. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Mombasa County, where 56 percent live, Kilifi County, where 44 percent live and Taita Taveta County, where 0 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Malawi, where 0 percent live.
Fukwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fukweu | 91 | 57 | / |
| Foukwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Fukwei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fukw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Foukwet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fukue | 80 | 3,400 | / |
| Fukwa | 80 | 178 | / |
| Fokwe | 80 | 115 | / |
| Fugwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fikwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vukwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pfukwa | 73 | 353 | / |
| Fookwe | 73 | 27 | / |
| Fukuie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fukoue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Feukue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Foukue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phukwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foukwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foukwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Funkue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fukway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Foukoue | 67 | 18 | / |
| Feukoue | 67 | 18 | / |
| Feunkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feungwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foukuet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fockweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faukuet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fungweh | 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 Fukwe
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