Fanah Surname
Approximately 594 people bear this surname
Fanah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 490 | 1:27,453 | 1,466 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Liberia | 25 | 1:176,341 | 12,123 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Fanah (1,010) may also be a first name.
Fanah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fanah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fanah (Arabic: فانه, Hindi: फानाह) is borne by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fanah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fanah is the 540,721st most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,268,596 people. The surname Fanah is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Fanah live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 253,019th most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 1,010 people.
It is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is borne by 490 people, or 1 in 27,453. Apart from Somalia Fanah is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Liberia, where 4 percent live.
Fanah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fanah has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fanah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fanah in the Hindi language | ||
| फानाह | phanaha | - |
| Fanah in the Arabic language | ||
| فانه | fanh | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Fanah
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