Fafunwa Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Fafunwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 121 | 1:1,463,990 | 56,236 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Fafunwa (10) may also be a first name.
Fafunwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fafunwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fafunwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fafunwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,596,935th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Fafunwa are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fafunwa is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 10 people.
Fafunwa is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 1,463,990. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 45 percent are found, Ogun, where 26 percent are found and Osun, where 8 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fafounwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fafunnwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fafumnwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fafunua | 86 | 7 | / |
| Fafun | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fafana | 77 | 92 | / |
| Fafina | 77 | 63 | / |
| Fafona | 77 | 22 | / |
| Faifun | 77 | 22 | / |
| Fufuna | 77 | 11 | / |
| Fafuen | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fofuna | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fafuni | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fafena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fafnya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fafyna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faafouina | 75 | 3 | / |
| Feafouina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fafn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fafonao | 71 | 26 | / |
| Fuafuan | 71 | 14 | / |
| Fafiana | 71 | 12 | / |
| Fofunua | 71 | 6 | / |
| Faifhun | 71 | 4 | / |
| Fafunbi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Foafunu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fafanah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faofana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fafanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fafanna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fouafouana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fafin | 67 | 690 | / |
| Fafen | 67 | 36 | / |
| Vafna | 67 | 34 | / |
| Fafan | 67 | 23 | / |
| Fafon | 67 | 18 | / |
| Fufun | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fofun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fifun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fafuanni | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vafun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foufouna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faoufana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fauf Ana | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Fafunwa
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