Fanana Surname

355,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Fanana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali3871:43,8481,206
South Africa2791:194,18520,980
Lesotho1901:10,6982,423
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Palestine41:1,137,21216,054
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fanana (740) may also be a first name.

Fanana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fanana (Hindi: फाणना, Marathi: फनाना) occurs in Mali more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 355,667th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 7,130,671 people. The surname Fanana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Fanana reside; 46 percent reside in Southern Africa and 46 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Fanana is also the 302,485th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 740 people.

It is most commonly held in Mali, where it is borne by 387 people, or 1 in 43,848. Outside of Mali this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 27 percent reside and Lesotho, where 19 percent reside.

Fanana Last Name Statistics demography

Fanana earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.89% less than the national average, earning R 207,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fangana92316/
Fananah92131/
Fananas92123/
Fannana9278/
Faanana9211/
Fagnana927/
Fananga924/
Fainana922/
Fananna921/
Fanhana921/
Fananai921/
Faneanas8634/
Fanganay8610/
Fannanah864/
Fa'anana861/
Fatnanai861/
Fananaia861/
Fanangai861/
Fanani8312,981/
Fanane83638/
Fanany83292/
Vanana83203/
Fanano8360/
Fenana8335/
Fonana8312/
Fanona832/
Fanena831/
Fagnani775,385/
Fannane771,510/
Fagnano77714/
Fanhani77514/
Fannani77418/
Fatnane77341/
Fangano77329/
Fannany77164/
Fananie77163/
Phanana77133/
Fahnani7730/
Fananni7727/
Fanhane7727/
Fananii7718/
Fangane7718/
Fagnane779/
Faunani777/
Vannana776/
Fanhona776/
Fananis774/
Vananna773/
Vanaana773/
Fananys772/
Fainane772/
Fonatna771/
Vanaina771/
Fanagni771/
Fanaine771/
Fananou771/
Fangany771/
Fonaina771/
Fanoina771/
Phananad7126/
Phanatna7120/
Phananna7119/
Fannagni7116/
Fanagnou7111/
Fatnaney716/
Phannana716/
Fagnanou716/
Fanhanes715/
Fathnani714/
Fannange714/
Foinnana713/
Ffatnani712/
Fanangni712/
Fannouna712/
Phasnana712/
Fanganhi711/
Fannanhi711/
Fananhou711/
Fanganyi711/
Fangnani711/
Founanau711/
Fanounah711/
Fanganou711/
Fanhanni711/
Faunnany710/
Fenano671,143/
Fanone67806/
Fanoni67405/
Phatnanai6790/
Fonane6766/
Vanane6746/
Fanony6730/
Vanany6715/
Fangnanou6714/
Vanena679/
Fannangni677/
Fañane676/
Fonani675/
Venana675/
Fañani675/
Phanainga674/
Phanamnad673/
Vananj672/
Phanainad671/
Vanona671/
Vonana671/
Vainahyna671/

Fanana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fanana in the Marathi language
फनानाphanana-
Fanana in the Hindi language
फाणनाphanana50
फंानाphamana50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fanana
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