Fuwo Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Fuwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fuwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444

Fuwo (10) may also be a first name.

Fuwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fuwo occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fuwo.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuwo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fuwo live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 10 people.

The last name Fuwo is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,786,401. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 47 percent reside, Njombe Region, where 47 percent reside and Ruvuma Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 42 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feuwo89348/
Fuwoh8935/
Fuwou897/
Fouwo892/
Fouwou8054/
Fuwoot804/
Feuwoo801/
Fouwot801/
Fuwa757,267/
Fowo75384/
Fubo75101/
Fiwo7520/
Fuvo752/
Vuwo751/
Fauwood730/
Fouwa67159/
Fuuwa6782/
Fouvo6750/
Fuwah6716/
Feubo6714/
Faubo6713/
Fuhuo6710/
Fauwa677/
Fuwas676/
Fowou676/
Feuwa674/
Foubo674/
Fiewo673/
Pfuwa672/
Fuhwa672/
Fiwuo671/
Fguvo671/
Fusuo671/
Fubuo671/
Fuboy671/
Fowho671/
Vauwo671/
Fubou671/
Fuwwa671/

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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 Fuwo
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