Fukwe Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Fukwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fukwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2421:190,82614,170
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Fukwe Last Name Facts

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

Fukwe occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Fukwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Fukwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 945,594th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. The last name Fukwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fukwe reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 242 people, or 1 in 190,826. In Kenya Fukwe is most frequent in: Mombasa County, where 56 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 44 percent are found and Taita Taveta County, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Malawi, where 0 percent are found.

Fukwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fukweu9157/
Foukwe912/
Fukwei911/
Fukw891/
Foukwet831/
Fukue803,400/
Fukwa80178/
Fokwe80115/
Fugwe803/
Fikwe802/
Vukwe801/
Pfukwa73353/
Fookwe7327/
Fukuie734/
Fukoue732/
Feukue732/
Foukue731/
Phukwe731/
Foukwi731/
Foukwa731/
Funkue731/
Fukway730/
Foukoue6718/
Feukoue6718/
Feunkwi671/
Feungwe671/
Foukuet671/
Fockweh671/
Faukuet671/
Fungweh671/

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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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