Fanao Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Fanao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines661:1,533,912105,821
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Fanao (22) may also be a first name.

Fanao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fanao (Hindi: फनओ) is most common in The Philippines. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Fanao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanao? popularity and diffusion

Fanao is the 2,220,661st most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Fanao reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name globally, borne by 22 people.

The surname is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 1,533,912. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 70 percent live, Ilocos, where 15 percent live and Northern Mindanao, where 8 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and Albania, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanaou919/
Fangao918/
Faïnao914/
Fainao912/
Fanaot912/
Fanhao912/
Fanaoy911/
Fasnao911/
Fagnao911/
Vanao806/
Fonao801/
Fagginao772/
Vainao73666/
Vaïnao73578/
Phanao7320/
Vanhao7316/
Fongao7310/
Fanoua736/
Vannao732/
Faanoa731/
Fanouo731/
Fannoua6775/
Founaou6714/
Fangoua6710/
Fanhoua677/
Fangooa675/
Fanahha674/
Phanhao674/
Fangouo672/
Phanaho671/
Fanohas671/
Fanouos671/
Fainaua671/
Fanhouo671/
Fanagia671/
Fagnoua671/
Phannao671/

Fanao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fanao in the Hindi language
फनओphana'o-

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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 Fanao
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