Fumwa Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Fumwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fumwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya611:757,04831,106
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Fumwa (60) may also be a first name.

Fumwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fumwa is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fumwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fumwa is the 2,333,370th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. Fumwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fumwa are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 60 people.

The surname Fumwa is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 757,048. In Kenya Fumwa is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent reside. Besides Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Fumwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fumwai9114/
Foumwa9112/
Futmwa911/
Faumwa911/
Faumwai831/
Fumba804,687/
Funwa8056/
Fomwa801/
Feumba731,314/
Foumba73262/
Fumwie7311/
Fumbai7310/
Pfumba7310/
Founwa7310/
Fgunwa733/
Fuumba732/
Fomway731/
Voumwa731/
Feumwe731/
Funway731/
Fumbha731/
Fhumba731/
Phumwat6761/
Foumbea6718/
Phumwai678/
Foumbai676/
Foumbah672/
Founwat671/
Fumuayi671/
Fuhmwie671/

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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 Fumwa
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