Fanele Surname

424,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 816 people bear this surname

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

Fanele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7781:69,6378,689
Italy321:1,911,14687,725
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Fanele (2,504) may also be a first name.

Fanele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fanele is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fanele is the 424,145th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,930,816 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Fanele are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 147,499th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 2,504 people.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 778 people, or 1 in 69,637. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live, Western Cape, where 23 percent live and Gauteng, where 17 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Fanele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fanele has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fanele last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fanele Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fanele earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 54.79% less than the national average, earning R 107,436 per year and in United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanelle92236/
Fanoele9231/
Fanelie921/
Faneile921/
Fannele921/
Faneley920/
Fanle91196/
Fannelle862/
Fanale83603/
Fangel83543/
Faneli83264/
Fahnle8371/
Fanile8361/
Fanela8354/
Fanely8330/
Vanele8323/
Fenele8317/
Fanole834/
Faneal832/
Faneil831/
Feneley77287/
Fanlehi7717/
Faniela7713/
Faneala7711/
Vaniele778/
Fanelis778/
Faineli777/
Fagneli776/
Fanelih775/
Fainole775/
Fannely773/
Fanneli773/
Fanille773/
Fanelya772/
Fannela772/
Fanoely772/
Fangeli772/
Fannile771/
Faneili771/
Vaneale771/
Vanaele771/
Fanieli771/
Fannale771/
Fanalle771/
Fanelio771/
Fanesil771/
Fangell771/
Fanyole771/
Faenile771/
Fagnely771/
Faniely771/
Fanhley770/
Feniele770/
Faunole770/
Fahneulleh756/
Fonle7324/
Vanheule711,046/
Vanhelle71336/
Feneulle7185/
Vanhaele7167/
Fangille7149/
Feineler7139/
Vanhoele7111/
Phangele716/
Fangelli714/
Feanhely713/
Foneille712/
Fahnlleh711/
Fainhole711/
Fannille710/
Fonniele710/
Vanole673,477/
Fanali67517/
Vanale67513/
Vaneli67276/
Fanila67221/
Fenile67111/
Feneli6746/
Feinle6738/
Vanile6716/
Phanle6714/
Vaneyl6712/
Vanhel6711/
Fenole6711/
Vanheulle6710/
Vanjle678/
Fanaly677/
Fanili675/
Fenale674/
Vaneil673/
Vaneal672/
Fanily672/
Faneselli672/
Fongel672/
Fanjli671/
Vanhealey671/
Foneli671/
Venele671/
Fanail671/
Fangil671/
Pfanhl670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fanele
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