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
Average Fako Salary in
United States
$47,430 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 found most frequently in Lesotho. It can also appear as: Fakó or Fákó. Click here for further potential spellings of Fako.
How Common Is The Last Name Fako? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 141,492nd most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,314,241 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Fako live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 132,849th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 2,974 people.
The surname Fako is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 1,663 people, or 1 in 1,222. In Lesotho Fako is most frequent in: Mokhotlong District, where 21 percent reside, Leribe District, where 18 percent reside and Mafeteng District, where 16 percent reside. Not including Lesotho it occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Fako Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Fako surname are 11.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.14% 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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- 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 Fako
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