Fuwai Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Fuwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Fuwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fuwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fuwai is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fuwai? popularity and diffusion
Fuwai is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Fuwai reside; 85 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 85 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Fuwai is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: National Capital District, where 50 percent live, West Sepik, where 45 percent live and East Sepik, where 5 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pfuwai | 91 | 209 | / |
| Fuhwai | 91 | 9 | / |
| Fuwayi | 91 | 6 | / |
| Fuwais | 91 | 2 | / |
| Fuwaid | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fuwa | 89 | 7,267 | / |
| Fuwi | 89 | 5 | / |
| Pfuwayi | 83 | 32 | / |
| Fouwa | 80 | 159 | / |
| Fuuwa | 80 | 82 | / |
| Fowai | 80 | 59 | / |
| Fuhwi | 80 | 35 | / |
| Fuwei | 80 | 23 | / |
| Fuwah | 80 | 16 | / |
| Vuwai | 80 | 12 | / |
| Fauwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Fubai | 80 | 7 | / |
| Fuwas | 80 | 6 | / |
| Feuwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Fuwui | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fuiwi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pfuwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fuvai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fuhwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fuwie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fuwii | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fuwwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pfuwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foubai | 73 | 220 | / |
| Fahuwa | 73 | 85 | / |
| Phuwai | 73 | 51 | / |
| Pfuvai | 73 | 23 | / |
| Fouwei | 73 | 15 | / |
| Feubai | 73 | 10 | / |
| Fubayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fouwhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fuiwae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faubai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fubaia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fouwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fouwha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fuhjwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fuba | 67 | 1,221 | / |
| Fiwa | 67 | 443 | / |
| Vuwa | 67 | 351 | / |
| Fubi | 67 | 201 | / |
| Fuva | 67 | 26 | / |
| Fuwe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Vuwi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Fouweah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Fuvi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fiwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fowi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fuwaadh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fouwhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fussway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fouhwap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhauway | 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
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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 Fuwai
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