Fana Surname
Approximately 13,765 people bear this surname
Fana Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from fandë, fanë or fonë, according to the Fan province in Mirditë (old name Fandë) in Albania, that's how Albanians of the Catholic faith were called.
Fana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 5,795 | 1:16,833 | 2,274 |
| South Africa | 2,622 | 1:20,663 | 2,618 |
| DR Congo | 1,101 | 1:67,102 | 7,913 |
| United States | 536 | 1:676,229 | 53,846 |
| Dominican Republic | 470 | 1:22,198 | 1,436 |
| Zimbabwe | 448 | 1:34,460 | 5,303 |
| Moldova | 219 | 1:16,262 | 2,797 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Indonesia | 199 | 1:664,569 | 51,932 |
| Niger | 197 | 1:97,421 | 4,026 |
| Cameroon | 196 | 1:105,965 | 12,437 |
| Kosovo | 190 | 1:9,799 | 1,491 |
| Nigeria | 183 | 1:967,993 | 41,230 |
| Albania | 115 | 1:25,340 | 4,160 |
| Papua New Guinea | 110 | 1:74,125 | 9,709 |
| Italy | 109 | 1:561,071 | 53,789 |
| Iran | 108 | 1:710,949 | 37,133 |
| Lesotho | 101 | 1:20,124 | 4,188 |
| Jordan | 98 | 1:90,229 | 6,753 |
| Pakistan | 91 | 1:1,963,120 | 19,042 |
| India | 84 | 1:9,131,731 | 182,786 |
| Ivory Coast | 67 | 1:344,347 | 12,387 |
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| Russia | 45 | 1:3,202,735 | 169,516 |
| Oman | 34 | 1:108,470 | 3,196 |
| Ukraine | 33 | 1:1,379,476 | 113,823 |
| Romania | 31 | 1:647,673 | 45,663 |
| Algeria | 27 | 1:1,430,798 | 42,881 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Kazakhstan | 23 | 1:768,804 | 49,532 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Benin | 20 | 1:516,780 | 33,864 |
| Afghanistan | 20 | 1:1,607,659 | 12,727 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Faña (824), Fană (2), Fanà (1) & Fanã (1) are calculated separately.
Fana (54,177) may also be a first name.
Fana Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from fandë, fanë or fonë, according to the Fan province in Mirditë (old name Fandë) in Albania, that's how Albanians of the Catholic faith were called.
- erjonfanajFana Demographics
Fana Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Fana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fana (Arabic: فانا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻧﺎ, Hindi: फाना, Oriya: ଫନା, Russian: Фана) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Faña, Fană, Fanà or Fanã. For other potential spellings of Fana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fana? popularity and diffusion
Fana is the 38,229th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 529,426 people. The surname Fana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Fana reside; 42 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Fana is also the 17,258th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 54,177 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 5,795 people, or 1 in 16,833. Besides Ethiopia this surname exists in 86 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 19 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
Fana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fana has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,821 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 475 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Fana last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Fana surname are 45.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Fana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.44% less than the national average, earning R 113,028 per year; in United States they earn 15.91% less than the national average, earning $36,282 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.48% more than the national average, earning $49,921 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫନା | phana | - |
| Fana in the Hindi language | ||
| फाना | phana | 81.03 |
| फना | phana | 16.38 |
| फ़ना | fana | 0.86 |
| Fana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﻧﺎ | fana | 50 |
| ﺍﻓﺎﻧﻪ | afanh | 25 |
| ﺍﻓﺎﻧﺎ | afana | 25 |
| Fana in the Russian language | ||
| Фана | fana | - |
| Fana in the Arabic language | ||
| فانا | fana | - |
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