Fakanlu Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fakanlu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fakanlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2151:823,92036,501
England61:9,286,343223,652

Fakanlu (22) may also be a first name.

Fakanlu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fakanlu is most common in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fakanlu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fakanlu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fakanlu is the 1,104,724th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. The last name Fakanlu occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Fakanlu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fakanlu is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 22 people.

The last name Fakanlu is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 823,920. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Osun, where 60 percent are found, Lagos, where 26 percent are found and Ogun, where 5 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fakanlou931/
Fakanle8682/
Fakunlu862/
Fakonolu804/
Fakhanel801/
Vakanl772/
Faknol771/
Faknil771/
Faganl771/
Fakunle717,516/
Faganel71398/
Fakinle71103/
Vakanil7115/
Fakunla717/
Faknual713/
Fokanla713/
Faknule713/
Vakanle712/
Fakunel711/
Fakonla711/
Faqanli711/
Faokunla67217/
Facanali67164/
Faganelo67164/
Faganeli67104/
Faganely6725/
Vakanlli6718/
Vhakanle6712/
Vakanali677/
Fakunnle676/
Faganile673/
Vakanala673/
Vakkanal673/
Fikhanul672/
Fakinala671/
Fauknall671/
Faknelly671/
Fakineli671/
Foknyulu671/
Vaganllu671/
Faganell671/
Fakounle671/
Foakunla671/
Fakwunle671/
Faganali671/

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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 Fakanlu
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