Faniba Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Faniba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faniba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Faniba (7) may also be a first name.

Faniba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faniba occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Faniba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Faniba is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Faniba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Faniba are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Faniba is also the 4,548,448th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 7 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Oyo, where 100 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanibad921/
Fangibai863/
Fanibe83274/
Fanibi83185/
Faniwa8379/
Foniba832/
Fanibo831/
Fagnibo77770/
Fanieva7713/
Vanibai776/
Fannibe774/
Fanibed772/
Fagniwa771/
Vanibah771/
Faanibo771/
Fanibet771/
Fangniwa71173/
Fangnibo7118/
Phanibad715/
Vanibhai713/
Vainibai711/
Phanibay711/
Fenibo67501/
Faneva6776/
Fanive679/
Fanhua678/
Phanibhad674/
Phanibhai673/
Vaniva673/
Fanivo672/
Vanibe672/
Fanywa671/
Fanybo671/
Fangniboh671/
Fanewa671/
Phamnaiba671/
Fanesbach670/

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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 Faniba
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