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
Fuwah is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fuwah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Fuwah reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Fuwah is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Fuwah is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 100 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs 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
- 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