Fuwa Surname

68,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Fuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6,2441:20,4752,281
Nigeria5581:317,46017,497
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
United States431:8,429,278367,833
England381:1,466,26563,675
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
China41:341,830,39216,990
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Fuwa (1,165) may also be a first name.

Fuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fuwa occurs most in Japan. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fuwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fuwa is the 68,358th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,002,827 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Fuwa reside; 86 percent reside in East Asia and 86 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 232,756th most frequently used given name on earth, held by 1,165 people.

The last name Fuwa is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 6,244 people, or 1 in 20,475. In Japan Fuwa is most common in: Aichi Prefecture, where 24 percent live, Gifu Prefecture, where 22 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent live. Beside Japan it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Fuwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Fuwa last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Fuwa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.38% more than the national average, earning $49,355 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Fuuwa8982/
Fuwai8926/
Fuwah8916/
Fauwa897/
Fuwas896/
Feuwa894/
Fuhwa892/
Pfuwa892/
Fuwwa891/
Pfuwai80209/
Fahuwa8085/
Fuhwai809/
Fuwais802/
Fuhjwa801/
Fuwaid801/
Fouwea801/
Fouwha801/
Fuba751,221/
Fiwa75443/
Vuwa75351/
Fuwo7533/
Fuva7526/
Fuwe7525/
Fuwi755/
Fouweah7315/
Fuwaadh732/
Fhauway731/
Fouhwap731/
Fouwhea731/
Fussway731/
Fausway730/
Fouba671,403/
Fauba67857/
Feuwo67348/
Feuba67285/
Fowai6759/
Feuwe6738/
Fuwoh6735/
Fuhwi6735/
Phuwa6726/
Fuwei6723/
Fauwe6717/
Vuwai6712/
Pfuwe6712/
Fuvad679/
Fubai677/
Fowaa677/
Fuwou677/
Pfuba677/
Vhuwa675/
Vuwaa674/
Fouwe674/
Fusua673/
Fouva673/
Fuwui673/
Fuiwi673/
Fuwii672/
Fowaj672/
Fuvai672/
Fuwie672/
Fouwo672/
Vuhwa671/
Fujua671/
Pfuwi671/
Vauwa671/
Fuwey671/
Fouhwhea671/
Fowwa671/
Foewa671/
Fuwes671/
Fuuba671/
Fuiba671/
Fuiua671/
Fooua671/
Fouwé671/
Fiwah671/
Fuyua670/

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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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  • 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 Fuwa
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