Fancy Surname

115,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,992 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Fancy Surname Definition:

Probably local. Vanchi, near Neufchatel in Normandy, has been suggested.

Fancy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,6221:98,2474,266
Canada9381:39,2814,921
United States3521:1,029,71375,652
England2691:207,13017,888
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Nigeria1241:1,428,57155,237
Pakistan1181:1,513,93116,403
United Arab Emirates801:114,5289,720
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
India551:13,946,643236,652
Northern Ireland501:36,9013,535
Jamaica351:81,9983,758
China221:62,150,9803,380
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Wales91:343,83718,086
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
France31:22,140,907385,998
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Macau11:601,6301,582
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:128,97011,990
Scotland191:197,0117,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Fancy (22,981) may also be a first name.

Fancy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably local. Vanchi, near Neufchatel in Normandy, has been suggested.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Doubtless from locality; some think from Vanchi, near Neufchatel, in Normandy.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Fancy Last Name Facts

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

Fancy (Arabic: فائره, Marathi: फांच्य, Oriya: ରାଣୀ) is more commonly found in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fancy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fancy is the 115,615th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,825,538 people. The last name Fancy occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Fancy reside; 45 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 34,039th most numerous given name on earth, borne by 22,981 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1,622 people, or 1 in 98,247. Outside of Bangladesh it occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Fancy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fancy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fancy last name expanded 396 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 53 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fancy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Fancy surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fancy last name are 20.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.4% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fancy earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.2% more than the national average, earning $52,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.84% less than the national average, earning $46,782 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fancey91520/
Fanchy91139/
Fancsy9129/
Faincy913/
Fancay911/
Feancy910/
Fahancy830/
Fanncey830/
Fance80393/
Fanca80170/
Fanci8072/
Foncy8038/
Fanzy8017/
Fansy806/
Faunce732,148/
Fanjoy73788/
Fanchi73700/
Fansey73293/
Fanche73181/
Fancis73174/
Fancea73136/
Fonchy7361/
Fancai7357/
Fanczi7331/
Fancie7329/
Fances7320/
Fáncsy7319/
Fanzoy7312/
Fansay7311/
Phancy737/
Fancer737/
Fantsy734/
Fancsi733/
Foncey733/
Fanjey731/
Fancoj731/
Fansoy731/
Feanca731/
Founcy731/
Fanjay731/
Fancet731/
Faunci730/
Faince730/
Fannce730/
Fancit730/
Feincy730/
Vanncy730/
Feance730/
Fantchaya711/
Fancher678,029/
Fancett67390/
Fanchai6745/
Fanchez6739/
Fantche6735/
Fahncee675/
Fancies674/
Fancieh673/
Fanscer673/
Fancier673/
Fanches672/
Feances672/
Facinci672/
Faunjiy671/
Pfancer671/
Fonchuy671/
Feancis671/
Fahnche671/
Fanchis671/
Fancihh671/
Ffancis671/
Fantchi671/
Fancheh671/
Fanchep671/
Fonchiy671/
Fainsey670/
Fanchet670/
Phancey670/
Fancitt670/

Fancy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fancy in the Oriya language
ରାଣୀrani-
Fancy in the Marathi language
फांच्यphancya-
Fancy in the Arabic language
فائرهfayrh-
فانسيfansy-
زينيهzynyh-

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Fancy Reference & Research

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Fancher FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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