Fwatuma Surname
Approximately 2,245 people bear this surname
Fwatuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,244 | 1:32,923 | 4,102 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Fwatuma (1,139) may also be a first name.
Fwatuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fwatuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fwatuma occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fwatuma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 188,361st most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,246,123 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fwatuma live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 235,856th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 1,139 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,244 people, or 1 in 32,923. Aside from The DR Congo Fwatuma occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent live.
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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 Fwatuma
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