Fako Surname
Approximately 3,149 people bear this surname
Fako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 1,663 | 1:1,222 | 98 |
| South Africa | 554 | 1:97,794 | 11,890 |
| United States | 161 | 1:2,251,298 | 140,756 |
| Czechia | 139 | 1:76,500 | 12,845 |
| Cameroon | 138 | 1:150,500 | 16,554 |
| Romania | 53 | 1:378,828 | 31,692 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Ivory Coast | 44 | 1:524,346 | 16,367 |
| Serbia | 35 | 1:204,141 | 12,371 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Solomon Islands | 27 | 1:21,483 | 4,219 |
| Niger | 25 | 1:767,681 | 17,983 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21 | 1:168,400 | 10,427 |
| Slovakia | 18 | 1:296,469 | 43,115 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
The alternate forms: Fakó (71) & Fákó (73) are calculated separately.
Fako (2,974) may also be a first name.
Fako Demographics
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Fako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fako Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fako (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻛﻮ, Hindi: फाको, Russian: Фако) is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Fakó or Fákó. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fako? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 141,492nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,314,241 people. The last name Fako is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Fako are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 132,849th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 2,974 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 1,663 people, or 1 in 1,222. In Lesotho Fako is primarily concentrated in: Mokhotlong District, where 21 percent live, Leribe District, where 18 percent live and Mafeteng District, where 16 percent live. Beside Lesotho Fako is found in 50 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Fako Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Fako surname are 11.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.14% being registered with the political party.
The amount Fako earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.27% less than the national average, earning R 101,532 per year and in United States they earn 9.92% more than the national average, earning $47,430 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fako Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fako in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﻛﻮ | fakw | - |
| Fako in the Hindi language | ||
| फाको | phako | 66.67 |
| फको | phako | 33.33 |
| Fako in the Russian language | ||
| Фако | fako | - |
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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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