Fanatu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fanatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Fanatu (59) may also be a first name.

Fanatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fanatu (Marathi: फनतु) occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Fanatu reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fanatu is also the 1,282,666th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 59 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Fanatu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 20 percent are found and India, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanaetu92338/
Fanatus925/
Fatnatu921/
Fangatau869/
Fanetu832,424/
Vanatu835/
Fanotu831/
Phanatu7717/
Fenateu775/
Vanathu772/
Fenatui771/
Phanatuu711/
Vannattu710/
Phangatau674/
Fonetu672/
Fenetu671/
Vanotu671/
Phanatouch631/
Venattu6223/
Fonotou621/
Vanothu621/
Vânătu501/

Fanatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fanatu in the Marathi language
फनतुphanatu50
फनटुphanatu50

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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 Fanatu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis