Fahor Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sweden

Fahor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fahor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fahor (27) may also be a first name.

Fahor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fahor occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Fahor.

How Common Is The Last Name Fahor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fahor is the 2,273,756th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. Fahor occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Fahor are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name on earth, held by 27 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 3,342,316. In Nigeria Fahor is primarily found in: Delta, where 91 percent are found, Oyo, where 6 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fahour9129/
Faor89125/
Vahor8040,475/
Faour8013,068/
Faior8067/
Fayor8036/
Faaor8027/
Faoor8011/
Fauor806/
Fajor803/
Faore802/
Faord800/
Vahaor7363/
Fajhar733/
Faaour732/
Fa'our731/
Faouhr731/
Fahaur731/
Vauhor731/
Vahour731/
Fayior731/
Faiyor731/
Faheur730/
Faorova6722/
Foar6714/
Foór671/
Faorová671/
Vaor671/

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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 Fahor
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