Fainan Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Fainan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 100 | 1:103,356 | 11,687 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
The alternate forms: Faïnan (17) & Faînan (2) are calculated separately.
Fainan (119) may also be a first name.
Fainan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fainan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fainan (Hindi: फैनान) is found most in Benin. It can also appear as a variant: Faïnan or Faînan. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fainan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,497,948th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname Fainan is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Fainan live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fainan is also the 856,040th most numerous first name globally, held by 119 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 103,356. In Benin it is most frequent in: Plateau Department, where 94 percent live and Zou Department, where 6 percent live. Excluding Benin this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 21 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fainan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fainan in the Hindi language | ||
| फैनान | phainana | 75 |
| फैनन | phainana | 25 |
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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 Fainan
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