Fane Surname
Approximately 69,181 people bear this surname
Fane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 57,758 | 1:294 | 50 |
| Ivory Coast | 3,838 | 1:6,011 | 548 |
| Senegal | 2,219 | 1:6,570 | 301 |
| United States | 1,019 | 1:355,701 | 31,797 |
| Botswana | 805 | 1:2,717 | 334 |
| England | 490 | 1:113,710 | 11,663 |
| Iran | 482 | 1:159,300 | 13,768 |
| Burkina Faso | 307 | 1:59,779 | 2,458 |
| France | 254 | 1:261,507 | 40,317 |
| Lesotho | 217 | 1:9,367 | 2,117 |
| Australia | 193 | 1:139,874 | 15,066 |
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Cameroon | 133 | 1:156,158 | 17,045 |
| Indonesia | 122 | 1:1,084,010 | 78,297 |
| Solomon Islands | 102 | 1:5,687 | 806 |
| Canada | 93 | 1:396,189 | 35,081 |
| Romania | 86 | 1:233,464 | 22,424 |
| Haiti | 86 | 1:124,231 | 5,655 |
| South Africa | 74 | 1:732,131 | 51,520 |
| Spain | 73 | 1:640,439 | 29,091 |
| Albania | 62 | 1:47,001 | 6,300 |
| New Zealand | 44 | 1:102,916 | 13,667 |
| Northern Ireland | 42 | 1:43,929 | 3,909 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Niger | 26 | 1:738,154 | 17,467 |
| Greece | 18 | 1:615,544 | 71,673 |
| Mauritania | 16 | 1:255,929 | 11,901 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Guinea | 11 | 1:1,075,802 | 1,333 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 46 | 1:96,301 | 6,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 310 | 1:78,630 | 8,494 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 239 | 1:210,120 | 18,069 |
The alternate forms: Fané (1,704), Fanè (1) & Fañé (2) are calculated separately.
Fane (10,074) may also be a first name.
Fane Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Fain, Joyful [Old Englishfægen]
An English name also used as a synonym of Feehin (Ó Féichin, W), IF 305*
“Glad, Well-Disposed” in Old English.
Welsh, ' slender,'-an ancient personal name. The ancestors of the earls of Westmoreland, "wrote their name Vane, and descended," says Collins, "from Howel ap Vane of Monmouthshire, living before the time of William the Conqueror." Peerage, Edit. 1768. iii. 173. The Vanes (Duke of Cleveland) are of the same lineage. Coll. vi. 118.
From Fane, a temple, a church. Gaelic, Fann, faint, weak, feeble.
(Welsh), Slender. (variant: Vane.)
From Fains; a location name in Normandy (?); in the Domesday Book, Fenise (?); from the Frisian, Feyen; from the Dutch, Feen; from the French, Faine; from the Flemish, Fayen, Feyen; personal name Thomas de Vein held lands in Gloucestershire temp. King John, a.d. 1207. Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus. Sir Francis Fane of Fulbeck, Lincolnshire, and Aston, Yorkshire, third son of Francis, first Earl of Westmorland., made K. B. at coronation of Charles I., Feb. 1, 1625.
User-submitted Reference
This surname originates from a nickname for a 'well disposed person'.
- autumnrfainFane Demographics
Average Fane Salary in
United States
$42,016 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻥ, Hindi: फने, Russian: Фане) occurs more in Mali more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Fané, Fanè or Fañé. For other potential spellings of Fane click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fane? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,231st most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 105,340 people. The last name Fane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Fane reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 60,941st most widespread forename in the world, held by 10,074 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Mali, where it is borne by 57,758 people, or 1 in 294. Outside of Mali it is found in 69 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent reside and Senegal, where 3 percent reside.
Fane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fane has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fane last name rose 426 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Fane Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States Fane are 6.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.05% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Fane earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.66% less than the national average, earning R 124,380 per year; in United States they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $42,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $56,997 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fane in the Hindi language | ||
| फने | phane | 75 |
| फाने | phane | 25 |
| Fane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﻥ | fan | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻓﺎﻥ | afan | 16.67 |
| ﻓﺎﻧﻰ | fany | 16.67 |
| Fane in the Russian language | ||
| Фане | fane | - |
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Fane Reference & Research
Fain DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Fain 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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Footnotes
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