Fanen Surname

356,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,020 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9151:193,59911,701
France981:677,78386,620
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Fanen (7,098) may also be a first name.

Fanen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fanen (Bengali: ফনেন, Russian: Фанен) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fanen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fanen is the 356,197th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,144,653 people. The surname Fanen is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Fanen are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 76,874th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 7,098 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 915 people, or 1 in 193,599. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 91 percent live, Nasarawa, where 2 percent live and Taraba, where 2 percent live. Other than Nigeria Fanen exists in 7 countries. It is also common in France, where 10 percent live and Taiwan, where 0 percent live.

Fanen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (92%) in Ireland and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanien91241/
Fagnen91221/
Fannen91102/
Faanen916/
Faneng911/
Fanend911/
Feanen911/
Faneen911/
Faneun910/
Fagnent8334/
Famneng8318/
Pfannen833/
Faannen831/
Fanneng830/
Fanin802,210/
Fanyn80228/
Vanen80162/
Fanem8023/
Fenen807/
Fonen803/
Fanhn803/
Fanín801/
Fainienė771/
Fannin739,144/
Fanina73997/
Feinen73602/
Fanyna73271/
Fanion73249/
Foneng7388/
Fagnin7352/
Faning7349/
Fannyn7337/
Fohnen7336/
Fangin7335/
Vanien7327/
Fotnen7321/
Fainin7316/
Fatnin7312/
Fanyon7312/
Faynin7310/
Vanoen7310/
Vannen7310/
Fainyn733/
Fannim733/
Feenen732/
Faneem732/
Vaneen732/
Fahnin732/
Fainem732/
Faenin732/
Vaynen731/
Faninn731/
Vaanen731/
Fhanin731/
Phanen731/
Fanind731/
Foenen731/
Feunen731/
Faunin730/
Fannem730/
Fanning6722,496/
Fahning67597/
Phannen67397/
Fangnin67340/
Vahanen6763/
Faaning6730/
Fannion6723/
Faunina6718/
Fathnin6711/
Faungin675/
Famning674/
Phanuen674/
Fainina673/
Fanninc673/
Fohneng672/
Vanehen672/
Faynina671/
Fogneng671/
Fainnin671/
Fannimg671/
Fannina671/
Fasneem671/
Foehnen671/
Vfannin671/
Vanneen671/
Phanaen671/
Fahanem671/
Vannien671/
Fongnen671/
Foineng671/
Fauning670/
Vannuen670/
Phanent670/
Faninng670/
Faining670/

Fanen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fanen in the Bengali language
ফনেনphanena-
Fanen in the Russian language
Фаненfanen-

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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 Fanen
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