Fakafanua Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tonga
Highest density in:
Tonga

Fakafanua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fakafanua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tonga3151:34182
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Fakafanua Last Name Facts

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

Fakafanua is found in Tonga more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fakafanua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fakafanua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fakafanua is the 858,879th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Fakafanua reside; 99 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 99 percent reside in Polynesia.

The last name Fakafanua is most numerous in Tonga, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 341. Not including Tonga it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent live and New Zealand, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vakavanua781/
Fokfana751/
Fiakaifonu745/
Faikaifonu741/
Vakavana715/
Fakufani713/
Fagafani711/
Fakfon679/
Fukifenua671/
Fokufenua671/

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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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  • 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 Fakafanua
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