Fandam Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fandam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fandam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Fandam (18) may also be a first name.

Fandam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fandam occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fandam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Fandam are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Fandam is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 18 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,934,918. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 96 percent reside and Western Cape, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 14 percent reside and Egypt, where 3 percent reside.

Fandam Last Name Statistics demography

Fandam earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 124.88% more than the national average, earning R 534,396 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fandame9227/
Vandam833,697/
Fandom83523/
Fondam8381/
Fandan8368/
Vandahm7775/
Phandam7767/
Vandamm7766/
Vandaam7752/
Vaindam7741/
Fandeim7725/
Fandang7716/
Fandand7714/
Vanddam7712/
Vandham778/
Fandant778/
Fandoum775/
Faindan774/
Fandane773/
Vandaim771/
Vandeam771/
Fonndam771/
Fandomg771/
Vandhamm711/
Faindane711/
Fahndahn711/
Vandan672,756/
Fondom6792/
Vandom6758/
Fondan6743/
Fandon6721/
Vondam675/
Famdom673/
Famdan671/

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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 Fandam
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