Fahan Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Fahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Ivory Coast591:391,03813,490
Pakistan471:3,800,93427,883
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
India131:59,005,029552,550
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Fahan (3,710) may also be a first name.

Fahan Last Name Facts

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

Fahan (Hindi: फहान, Marathi: फहान) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fahan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 837,371st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. The surname Fahan is primarily found in Africa, where 34 percent of Fahan are found; 30 percent are found in West Africa and 28 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fahan is also the 115,706th most numerous given name world-wide, borne by 3,710 people.

The surname Fahan is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 4,646,909. In The United States Fahan is most prevalent in: Connecticut, where 41 percent live, New York, where 18 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 18 percent live.

Fahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fahan last name expanded 371 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fahan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Fahan last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (83%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Fahan surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Fahan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.32% more than the national average, earning $49,760 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faahan912/
Ffahan911/
Fahain911/
Fahaan911/
Fahn894,663/
Faan89867/
Fhan8975/
Fahagne831/
Vahan801,060/
Faane80109/
Fađan8020/
Faang8018/
Fhain8018/
Fhang8011/
Fahun807/
Fhand804/
Fahyn803/
Faann801/
Fphan801/
Fahnø801/
Faðan801/
Fhamn801/
Faain801/
Fathn801/
Fhean801/
Faant800/
Fhann800/
Fan757,437,416/
Fachin736,468/
Faasen731,252/
Phahan73356/
Faatin7385/
Fahnøe7361/
Faaßen7336/
Fahyna7313/
Fachen735/
Fachín733/
Faayne733/
Fauthn733/
Fashyn732/
Faaten732/
Fathyn731/
Fahamd731/
Fahein730/
Vahann730/
Fang675,322,635/
Phan672,224,448/
Fane6769,181/
Fain6713,221/
Fant677,505/
Fann675,000/
Fand674,684/
Faassen671,212/
Fohn67733/
Fayn67631/
Fean67610/
Faichin67389/
Vahn67323/
Vaan67271/
Fanh67240/
Fhon67193/
Faun67192/
Faam67148/
Faichen6786/
Fham6766/
Fanø6760/
Fajn6758/
Uamphan6749/
Faching6745/
Feachen6732/
Famh6728/
Fanì6725/
Pfan6724/
Faychin6721/
Faschin6713/
Fatn6711/
Faahsen677/
Wfan672/
Fgan672/
Pfachin672/
Fauchin672/
Fasn672/
Famn672/
Fauchen672/
Vfan671/
Fóhn671/
Faïn671/
Fhating671/
Facehng671/
Fahheen671/
Faschen670/

Fahan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fahan in the Hindi language
फहानphahana57.14
फाहानphahana28.57
फाहनphahana7.14
फहनphahana7.14
Fahan in the Marathi language
फहानphahana57.14
खानkhana28.57
फाहनphahana14.29

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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 Fahan
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