Fanava Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fanava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2681:77,4979,544
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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

Fanava (Russian: Фанава) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fanava.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanava? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fanava is the 966,131st most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. Fanava is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fanava are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 34 people.

This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 268 people, or 1 in 77,497. In Cameroon Fanava is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 88 percent reside, North Region, where 10 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanaeva9218/
Fanova83105/
Faneva8376/
Fanave8347/
Vanava8326/
Fanawa8312/
Fanavi834/
Fenava831/
Fonava831/
Faenova77163/
Faneeva7759/
Vanaeva7757/
Faynova7742/
Fainova7734/
Fenaeva779/
Faunova777/
Fannawa776/
Vannava774/
Fanabai774/
Fatnawa773/
Vaenava773/
Fajnova772/
Faaneva772/
Vanavaa771/
Fonaeva771/
Fanavis771/
Fanoeva771/
Phanava771/
Fanaver771/
Fanawai771/
Fangova771/
Phanavay713/
Fanawwas711/
Fanahave711/
Fanovaha711/
Vaainava711/
Faingova711/
Vanavi674,061/
Vanawa671,588/
Vanave67709/
Fonova67664/
Vaneva67606/
Feneva67564/
Vanova67392/
Fanová6773/
Fenova6761/
Fanabi6733/
Vanaba6730/
Fanabe6718/
Venava6714/
Foneva6711/
Fonave676/
Fanovi674/
Fanawe673/
Fanawo671/
Fanabo671/
Phanavajh671/
Fanewa671/
Fanowa671/

Fanava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fanava in the Russian language
Фанаваfanava-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Fanava
  • 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