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.

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Fwano 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
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 has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fwano? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. Fwano occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fwano reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most frequent first name globally, held by 64 people.

Fwano is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Outside of The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 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
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
  • 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 Fwano
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