Furuwa Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Furuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Furuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Furuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Furuwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Furuwa? popularity and diffusion
Furuwa is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Furuwa reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 83 percent are found and Oyo, where 17 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Furuwa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 22 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furuiwa | 92 | 131 | / |
| Furuswa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Firuwa | 83 | 69 | / |
| Furuwe | 83 | 18 | / |
| Furiwa | 83 | 17 | / |
| Furuba | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vuruwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Furueva | 77 | 2 | / |
| Furuvah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Furihwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Furuwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vourouwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Furuwidh | 71 | 5 | / |
| Furubi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Viruwa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Firiwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Furuby | 67 | 12 | / |
| Foruwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Furube | 67 | 6 | / |
| Furubo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vuruva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phuriwa | 62 | 126 | / |
| Furuibe | 62 | 3 | / |
| Phiruwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Furivai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Forowah | 62 | 1 | / |
| Furuyuo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Viruva | 50 | 6,468 | / |
| Vuriva | 50 | 303 | / |
| Vuruvi | 50 | 3 | / |
| Forowe | 50 | 2 | / |
| Firiva | 50 | 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 Furuwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis