Fachinan Surname

224,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,811 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Fachinan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fachinan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,7871:5,784769
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Fachinan (29) may also be a first name.

Fachinan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fachinan is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fachinan.

How Common Is The Last Name Fachinan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fachinan is the 224,610th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,024,045 people. The surname Fachinan is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Fachinan are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fachinan is also the 1,951,561st most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.

It is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 1,787 people, or 1 in 5,784. In Benin Fachinan is most numerous in: Plateau Department, where 86 percent are found, Ouémé Department, where 6 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Benin this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in French Polynesia, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Fachinan
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