Fanaka Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Fanaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Fanaka (381) may also be a first name.
Fanaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fanaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fanaka (Hindi: फनका, Marathi: फणका) is most common in The DR Congo. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fanaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,635,433rd most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Fanaka reside; 44 percent reside in Central Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 444,187th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 381 people.
The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Aside from The DR Congo Fanaka occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fanaika | 92 | 41 | / |
| Fanakas | 92 | 9 | / |
| Fanadka | 92 | 3 | / |
| Fanakai | 92 | 3 | / |
| Fanakat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fannaka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fanakhat | 86 | 22 | / |
| Fanaki | 83 | 261 | / |
| Fanake | 83 | 134 | / |
| Fanaca | 83 | 81 | / |
| Vanaka | 83 | 39 | / |
| Fonaka | 83 | 19 | / |
| Faneka | 83 | 6 | / |
| Fanako | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fainaikat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fannakath | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fanasca | 77 | 614 | / |
| Vanakka | 77 | 54 | / |
| Fanakis | 77 | 39 | / |
| Vanakay | 77 | 22 | / |
| Fanakou | 77 | 18 | / |
| Fanaike | 77 | 16 | / |
| Founaka | 77 | 11 | / |
| Vanhaka | 77 | 6 | / |
| Fasnaki | 77 | 5 | / |
| Fannake | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vanacka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fanakhi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fannaki | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vanaaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vainaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fanakiy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fanajko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fanakui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fanecka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fanakhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vannakka | 71 | 49 | / |
| Vhanakai | 71 | 37 | / |
| Vanakhau | 71 | 29 | / |
| Fasnakis | 71 | 9 | / |
| Fangaake | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fahhnaki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phatnaka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phannaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Feunacka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Founakai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanaikay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanahaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fainaski | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phanakas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faunaker | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vanaki | 67 | 1,551 | / |
| Faneca | 67 | 750 | / |
| Vahanakay | 67 | 200 | / |
| Fenako | 67 | 73 | / |
| Vaneka | 67 | 53 | / |
| Vanake | 67 | 46 | / |
| Phannakha | 67 | 37 | / |
| Vanako | 67 | 10 | / |
| Faneko | 67 | 7 | / |
| Venaka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Foneka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vanaca | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fainascki | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phatnakha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fainaikit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phanadkha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vannakkaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanoki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanaky | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vonaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanoke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanoko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanaco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Founaikai | 67 | 1 | / |
Fanaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fanaka in the Hindi language | ||
| फनका | phanaka | - |
| Fanaka in the Marathi language | ||
| फणका | phanaka | - |
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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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- 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 Fanaka
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