Fafen Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Fafen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Fafen (16) may also be a first name.
Fafen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fafen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fafen (Hindi: फफेन) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fafen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,274,477th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Fafen is primarily found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Fafen are found; 92 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 92 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Fafen is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 16 people.
The last name Fafen is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea Fafen is most numerous in: New Ireland, where 48 percent are found, Madang, where 39 percent are found and East New Britain, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found and Liberia, where 3 percent are found.
Fafen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fafen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fafuen | 91 | 4 | / |
| Fafeng | 91 | 1 | / |
| Faffen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Faifen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fafn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pfaffen | 83 | 532 | / |
| Faafeng | 83 | 50 | / |
| Fafin | 80 | 690 | / |
| Fefen | 80 | 48 | / |
| Fafem | 80 | 4 | / |
| Fofen | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fafina | 73 | 63 | / |
| Faffin | 73 | 20 | / |
| Pfefen | 73 | 15 | / |
| Foifen | 73 | 8 | / |
| Foffen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Feifen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Faefin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foufen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fafyna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faufin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaefen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pfeffen | 67 | 40 | / |
| Feifeng | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pfeifen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pfaffin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Faiffin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phafeng | 67 | 1 | / |
Fafen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fafen in the Hindi language | ||
| फफेन | phaphena | - |
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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 Fafen
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