Fanchon Surname

585,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Fanchon Surname User-submission:

The surname Fanchon means 'free'.

Fanchon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3961:167,73426,106
Mauritius1141:11,3462,449
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Fanchon (671) may also be a first name.

Fanchon Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Fanchon means 'free'.

- neawon

Fanchon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fanchon has its highest incidence in France. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanchon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 585,091st most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,621,581 people. Fanchon occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Fanchon live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 320,288th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 671 people.

The last name is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 396 people, or 1 in 167,734. In France Fanchon is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 42 percent live, Île-de-France, where 15 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 15 percent live. Apart from France Fanchon occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Mauritius, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Fanchon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fanchon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fanchon last name grew 155 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fanchon Last Name Statistics demography

Fanchon earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.19% less than the national average, earning $23,650 USD per year.

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