Fwano Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Fwano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fwano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Fwano (64) may also be a first name.

Fwano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fwano is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fwano? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,944,094th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Fwano occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fwano reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Fwano is also the 1,223,525th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 64 people.

The surname Fwano is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Outside of The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fwango911/
Fwana801,910/
Fuano802/
Fwongo7374/
Fuango7346/
Fuaneo7313/
Fwauna734/
Wvanoy731/
Bwanho731/
Phwanot674/

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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 Fwano
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