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 surname Fwano is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fwano? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fwano is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. Fwano is predominantly found 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 occurring first name internationally, held by 64 people.

It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

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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