Fanahen Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Fanahen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Fanahen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fanahen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fanahen is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fanahen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Fanahen reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Fanahen is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,476,515. In Benin it is primarily found in: Littoral Department, where 57 percent are found, Mono Department, where 14 percent are found and Zou Department, where 14 percent are found. Beside Benin this last name is found in one country. It is also common in France, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Fanahen
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