Fangba Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Fangba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fangba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin291:356,40027,355
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Fangba (455) may also be a first name.

Fangba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fangba is most common in Benin. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fangba? popularity and diffusion

Fangba is the 3,228,735th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Fangba are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fangba is also the 400,634th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 455 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 356,400. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Collines Department, where 97 percent live and Littoral Department, where 3 percent live. Other than Benin this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fangbai924/
Fagba91241/
Fatingba862/
Fangbo83588/
Fangbi83501/
Fangbe83468/
Vangba83124/
Fongba83114/
Fangwa8397/
Fagbai8350/
Fagbaï8324/
Famgba8311/
Faigba832/
Fagboa831/
Fangbé831/
Fagbaî831/
Fagbay831/
Faygba831/
Fangkwa7735/
Fangbeu7717/
Fanghua7716/
Fongbai7715/
Fangbou7710/
Fhangbe778/
Fangwai775/
Fongbah772/
Fongbea771/
Fangwat771/
Fangwad771/
Fanghwa771/
Fagbo73405/
Vagba73341/
Fogba7314/
Feangvad711/
Feahgbay711/
Fongbe674,368/
Fongwa67329/
Fankwa6757/
Vongba6756/
Vangbo6740/
Vangby6729/
Fanguo6719/
Vagbai676/
Fagbou675/
Vagbay675/
Vangbe674/
Fagbei673/
Vagbah673/
Fangwo672/
Vangwa671/

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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 Fangba
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