Fafián Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Fafián Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Fafian (354) are calculated separately.
Fafián Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fafián Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fafián is found most frequently in Spain. It may be rendered as: Fafian. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fafián? popularity and diffusion
Fafián is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Fafián is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Fafián are found; 88 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 88 percent are found in Iberian Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Spain, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 6,678,862. In Spain it is most frequent in: Galicia, where 43 percent reside, Catalonia, where 29 percent reside and Andalusia, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Spain it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Argentina, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Fafián
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