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 is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Fangs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fangs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Fangs is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Fangs are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Fangs is most common in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Fangs exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Fangs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fangs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 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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