Fanang Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Fanang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 140 | 1:148,350 | 16,370 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
Fanang (128) may also be a first name.
Fanang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fanang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fanang occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fanang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,369,340th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Fanang reside; 74 percent reside in Central Africa and 74 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 821,896th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 128 people.
The surname Fanang is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 148,350. In Cameroon Fanang is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 46 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 19 percent are found and West Region, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 11 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 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 Fanang
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