Fahnow Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Fahnow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
Fahnow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fahnow Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fahnow occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fahnow? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fahnow is the 4,427,875th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Fahnow reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
Fahnow is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 6,192,728. In Germany it is mostly found in: Hamburg, where 54 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 38 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Poland, where 35 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fanow | 91 | 2 | / |
| Fagnow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fanowa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fahnov | 83 | 0 | / |
| Feanow | 83 | 0 | / |
| Fahnoub | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fanov | 73 | 134 | / |
| Fonow | 73 | 28 | / |
| Fanaw | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fanof | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fosnow | 67 | 273 | / |
| Phenow | 67 | 124 | / |
| Fanova | 67 | 105 | / |
| Faynov | 67 | 32 | / |
| Fainov | 67 | 16 | / |
| Faenov | 67 | 14 | / |
| Famnaw | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vahnov | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fahnab | 67 | 4 | / |
| Faunov | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fanawe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vanhow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fatnov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fanoff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fatnaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fannov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vannow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fangov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanofe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonhow | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Fahnow
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