Fuwe Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Fuwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fuwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Fuwe (16) may also be a first name.

Fuwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fuwe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Fuwe live; 32 percent live in East Africa and 32 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Fuwe is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 16 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,563,088. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Manyara Region, where 57 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 14 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feuwe8938/
Fuwei8923/
Fauwe8917/
Pfuwe8912/
Fouwe894/
Fuwie892/
Fuwey891/
Fuwes891/
Fuewe890/
Fuw8638/
Fouwei8015/
Fouwet801/
Fouwea801/
Fuwa757,267/
Fowe75802/
Fube75505/
Fouw75163/
Fuve7595/
Vuwe7521/
Feuw758/
Fuwi755/
Fauw754/
Fiwe753/
Fuyw752/
Hfuw751/
Fouweah7315/
Fouwoue731/
Fouwhea731/
Fauve67535/
Fowey67519/
Fouwa67159/
Fihue6798/
Foube6784/
Fowee6780/
Fuhwi6735/
Fuwai6726/
Fowie6724/
Foowe6715/
Fuube678/
Fauwa677/
Faube677/
Fuyue675/
Feuwa674/
Phuwe674/
Fuwui673/
Fuves673/
Foweh673/
Fiwei673/
Fuiwi673/
Fuwii672/
Feube672/
Pfuwa672/
Fouve672/
Fujue672/
Fauue672/
Fiwey672/
Fubee672/
Pfuve671/
Fowue671/
Pfuwi671/
Fouwé671/
Fuvei671/
Feuve671/
Fuwwa671/
Fouhwhea671/
Fusue670/

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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
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  • 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 Fuwe
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