Fanau Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Fanau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Fanau (22) may also be a first name.
Fanau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fanau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fanau (Hindi: फनऊ) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fanau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,506,728th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. Fanau occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 51 percent of Fanau are found; 51 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 51 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 4,408,306. In Indonesia Fanau is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 87 percent reside and Papua, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia Fanau occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 44 percent reside and China, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fanau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fanau in the Hindi language | ||
| फनऊ | phana'u | - |
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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 Fanau
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