Fwani Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Fwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fwani Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fwani (41) may also be a first name.

Fwani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fwani is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fwani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,683,218th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname Fwani is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Fwani reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name globally It is held by 41 people.

The last name Fwani is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Taraba, where 89 percent live and Borno, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 41 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fwangi9142/
Fuani801,931/
Fwana801,910/
Fwane8027/
Fwanh801/
Fuanni7336/
Bwanyi7324/
Fwanje7322/
Fuangi7322/
Fuhani737/
Fwauna734/
Fwange731/
Bwhani731/
Bwanii731/
Phwgani673/
Fouhani671/
Fwanjje671/
Bwahani671/
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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 Fwani
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