Fangs Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Thailand

Fangs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fangs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Fangs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fangs occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fangs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fangs is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Fangs live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Fangs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fangs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fangs last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fangse9110/
Fangsø913/
Faings911/
Fang895,322,635/
Fanhgse831/
Faing8044/
Fanks8024/
Faung8022/
Faang8018/
Fhang8011/
Fangh808/
Fankg806/
Fangk805/
Fongs804/
Fanng803/
Feang802/
Fahng802/
Fangz801/
Vangs801/
Pfang801/
Fangg801/
Fating734,171/
Fangue73491/
Fasing73119/
Fahang7332/
Vangsø7330/
Fateng7322/
Fongse7318/
Fangke7315/
Faceng7315/
Vangås7314/
Phangs732/
Vanhgs731/
Vangså731/
Faingh731/
Fangce731/
Facing731/
Foungs730/
Fanchs730/
Vang67165,346/
Fong67103,120/
Fank672,266/
Fausing67215/
Faising67208/
Fassing6785/
Fanc6767/
Faching6745/
Fatting6719/
Faiseng6712/
Fáng673/
Fangová673/
Famg672/
Fatingh671/
Faysing671/
Pfoings671/
Faungue671/
Fascing671/
Fatengh671/
Fanx671/
Faiting671/
Fông671/
Fangova671/
Fhating671/
Facehng671/
Fagging670/
Feating670/

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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
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  • 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 Fangs
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