Fanerou Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Fanerou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanerou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Greece21:5,539,895129,142

Fanerou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fanerou occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fanerou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanerou? popularity and diffusion

Fanerou is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Fanerou reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin Fanerou is most frequent in: Borgou Department, where 33 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 33 percent live and Plateau Department, where 33 percent live. Beside Benin Fanerou exists in one country. It also occurs in Greece, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanero9210/
Faneru923/
Fanergo8686/
Faneros8670/
Fanirou868/
Fannero862/
Faneiro861/
Fangerau8037/
Fanheiro8023/
Fanneroy800/
Vanero7763/
Faniro7715/
Vaneru777/
Faniru776/
Fanera772/
Faunetroy751/
Fannieroy750/
Vanneru717/
Faniroh717/
Vaneiro713/
Faneras712/
Vaneroy712/
Fanioro711/
Faneira711/
Fanirus711/
Vaneeru711/
Fanitru711/
Fangiru711/
Vaniero711/
Fongero710/
Fagneray67104/
Vanneroy6721/
Vanneroo675/
Vanneeru673/
Fannioro672/
Fannyoro671/
Vanerhoo671/
Founieru671/
Phaneeru671/
Fonairou671/

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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 Fanerou
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