Fanava Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
Fanava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 268 | 1:77,497 | 9,544 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Fanava (34) may also be a first name.
Fanava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fanava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fanava (Russian: Фанава) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fanava? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fanava is the 966,131st most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fanava reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Fanava is also the 1,775,424th most common first name on earth, borne by 34 people.
This last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 268 people, or 1 in 77,497. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 88 percent reside, North Region, where 10 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fanaeva | 92 | 18 | / |
| Fanova | 83 | 105 | / |
| Faneva | 83 | 76 | / |
| Fanave | 83 | 47 | / |
| Vanava | 83 | 26 | / |
| Fanawa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Fanavi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fenava | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fonava | 83 | 1 | / |
| Faenova | 77 | 163 | / |
| Faneeva | 77 | 59 | / |
| Vanaeva | 77 | 57 | / |
| Faynova | 77 | 42 | / |
| Fainova | 77 | 34 | / |
| Fenaeva | 77 | 9 | / |
| Faunova | 77 | 7 | / |
| Fannawa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Vannava | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fanabai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fatnawa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vaenava | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fajnova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Faaneva | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vanavaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonaeva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fanavis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fanoeva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phanava | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fanaver | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fanawai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fangova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phanavay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fanawwas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fanahave | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fanovaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaainava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faingova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanavi | 67 | 4,061 | / |
| Vanawa | 67 | 1,588 | / |
| Vanave | 67 | 709 | / |
| Fonova | 67 | 664 | / |
| Vaneva | 67 | 606 | / |
| Feneva | 67 | 564 | / |
| Vanova | 67 | 392 | / |
| Fanová | 67 | 73 | / |
| Fenova | 67 | 61 | / |
| Fanabi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Vanaba | 67 | 30 | / |
| Fanabe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Venava | 67 | 14 | / |
| Foneva | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fonave | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fanovi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fanawe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fanawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phanavajh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanowa | 67 | 1 | / |
Fanava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fanava in the Russian language | ||
| Фанава | fanava | - |
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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
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- 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 Fanava
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