Fanfan Surname

65,859th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Fanfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti6,5181:1,639248
United States5341:678,76254,009
Mauritius1771:7,3071,515
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
France601:1,107,045119,335
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
China131:105,178,5825,529
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
England41:13,929,515290,718
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominica11:75,891912
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Fanfán (1) are calculated separately.

Fanfan (40,623) may also be a first name.

Fanfan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fanfan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﺎﻧﻔﺎﻥ, Hindi: फनफन, Marathi: रंजना, Russian: Фанфан) occurs in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Fanfán. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanfan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 65,859th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 961,798 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Fanfan reside; 88 percent reside in Caribbean and 86 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 21,923rd most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 40,623 people.

Fanfan is most widely held in Haiti, where it is carried by 6,518 people, or 1 in 1,639. In Haiti it is mostly concentrated in: Ouest, where 37 percent reside, Sud, where 21 percent reside and Artibonite, where 15 percent reside. Other than Haiti this last name exists in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Mauritius, where 2 percent reside.

Fanfan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fanfan surname are 29.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 82.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fanfan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.6% less than the national average, earning $42,026 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.97% less than the national average, earning $32,307 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanfán941/
Fanfant9224/
Fanfane9215/
Fanfang926/
Faunfaun861/
Fanfon83155/
Fonfan837/
Fanfone7720/
Fonfane778/
Vanfanh772/
Fonfang771/
Fanphan771/
Phanfan771/
Fonfaine711/
Fonfon6733/
Famfam6717/
Fonfam671/

Fanfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fanfan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻓﺎﻧﻔﺎﻥafanfan-
Fanfan in the Hindi language
फनफनphanaphana-
Fanfan in the Marathi language
रंजनाranjana-
Fanfan in the Russian language
Фанфанfanfan-

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Footnotes

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