Fanama Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fanama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon801:259,61325,186
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
Indonesia661:2,003,776125,554
India101:76,706,538639,611
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Fanama (177) may also be a first name.

Fanama Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fanama Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Fanama (Marathi: फानमा) is found most in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Fanama.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,073,555th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 31,547,818 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Fanama reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 34 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 685,598th most numerous given name worldwide, borne by 177 people.

Fanama is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 259,613. In Cameroon Fanama is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 99 percent reside and North Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and Indonesia, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fangama9223/
Fanamaz921/
Fagnama921/
Fanamai921/
Fatnama921/
Fanamaya8618/
Fannamay860/
Vanama834,335/
Fanami83820/
Fenama8333/
Fanamy8320/
Faname8313/
Fonama839/
Fanema833/
Fanamo831/
Fanoma831/
Fanahamad801/
Fannami773,440/
Vanamma77569/
Vanamaa77122/
Vannama7713/
Founama7713/
Phanama7712/
Fangoma7711/
Fanname779/
Faanami777/
Vanaema776/
Fanamme775/
Vanamai773/
Faunami772/
Fanamou772/
Fagname771/
Fagnami771/
Fannamy771/
Fannema771/
Fangamo771/
Fañamas771/
Fanammi771/
Fuinama771/
Fangame771/
Vanamay771/
Vanaama771/
Fenamah771/
Fanhame770/
Fangamou713,806/
Phanamma71401/
Vannamma71169/
Vanhamaa7141/
Fannaami718/
Fannnami718/
Fagnouma712/
Phangama712/
Vanaimay711/
Phanamat711/
Fannamou711/
Fannamui711/
Hfannami711/
Fangouma711/
Fainamoh711/
Fanhamou711/
Fannamio711/
Phatnamat67622/
Vanamo67257/
Vaname67120/
Fonoma6729/
Vanami6729/
Vanema678/
Fanemo675/
Phanammat674/
Phannamat673/
Fanomi673/
Fenamo673/
Fenema672/
Venama672/
Foname671/
Fonami671/
Vanamy671/

Fanama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fanama in the Marathi language
फानमाphanama66.67
अहमदahamada33.33

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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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  • 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 Fanama
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