Fuwah Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Fuwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fuwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fuwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fuwah is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fuwah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fuwah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,908,606th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Fuwah is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Fuwah reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent live and Liberia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuwa | 89 | 7,267 | / |
| Fouweah | 83 | 15 | / |
| Fuwaadh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fouwa | 80 | 159 | / |
| Fuuwa | 80 | 82 | / |
| Fuwoh | 80 | 35 | / |
| Fuwai | 80 | 26 | / |
| Fauwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Fuwas | 80 | 6 | / |
| Feuwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Fuhwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pfuwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fiwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fuwwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pfuwai | 73 | 209 | / |
| Fahuwa | 73 | 85 | / |
| Fiwahu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Fuhwai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Fuwais | 73 | 2 | / |
| Foubah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Feubah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fuhjwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fuwaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fouwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fouwha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fuba | 67 | 1,221 | / |
| Fiwa | 67 | 443 | / |
| Vuwa | 67 | 351 | / |
| Fuwo | 67 | 33 | / |
| Fuva | 67 | 26 | / |
| Fhauway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouhwap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouwhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuvaadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fussway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fausway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Fuwah
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