Fanaj Surname
Approximately 454 people bear this surname
Fanaj 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.
Fanaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 385 | 1:4,836 | 825 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Slovenia | 11 | 1:226,152 | 15,984 |
| Albania | 7 | 1:416,294 | 17,617 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fanaj 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.
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Where Does The Last Name Fanaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fanaj (Hindi: फनाज) has its highest incidence in Kosovo. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fanaj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 661,581st most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,051,863 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Fanaj are found; 90 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent are found in Albano-Europe.
This surname is most common in Kosovo, where it is carried by 385 people, or 1 in 4,836. In Kosovo Fanaj is mostly concentrated in: District of Prizren, where 97 percent are found, District of Pristina, where 2 percent are found and District of Gjakova, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kosovo this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 6 percent are found and Slovenia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fanaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fanaj in the Hindi language | ||
| फनाज | phanaja | 66.67 |
| फानज | phanaja | 33.33 |
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