Fandji Surname

473,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Fandji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fandji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin6151:16,8062,265
Cameroon431:483,00239,429
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Fandji (13) may also be a first name.

Fandji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fandji is most common in Benin. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fandji? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 473,663rd most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,307,703 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fandji are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 13 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 615 people, or 1 in 16,806. In Benin it is mostly found in: Kouffo Department, where 90 percent reside, Zou Department, where 5 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fandjio9276/
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Fandjie922/
Fanji91206/
Fatindji861/
Fandie83701/
Fandja83243/
Fondji83138/
Fanjip8354/
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Fandje836/
Fanjai835/
Fondjio7753/
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Fandjeu7725/
Foundji7722/
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Fandhie775/
Fandiaj772/
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Faunjiy771/
Fanjith771/
Fandiyi771/
Famndje771/
Fandiee771/
Fandioy771/
Fandiyo771/
Fahndzi771/
Fondjip771/
Faundie770/
Fansi731,478/
Fonji73553/
Fanzi73385/
Fangi73370/
Fanci7372/
Fanje7365/
Fanxi732/
Foundjio7116/
Foundjie711/
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Fanjoy67788/
Fanchi67700/
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Fanzhi67225/
Fansis67203/
Fancis67174/
Fanged67134/
Fanshi67132/
Famdie6780/
Fondie6753/
Vandie6742/
Fanssi6733/
Fondje6727/
Fanzoi6717/
Fainsi6715/
Faunzi6714/
Vondji6711/
Fonjei6710/
Famdje6710/
Fanjge675/
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Founji675/
Faangi674/
Fangid673/
Feangi673/
Fanzzi673/
Fanjep672/
Fansei672/
Fangie672/
Phanji672/
Faingi671/
Faansi671/
Fonjih671/
Fanjey671/
Faimji671/
Fansaj671/
Fanjay671/
Fanzoj671/
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Fangit671/
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Vandje671/
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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 Fandji
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