Fanibe Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fanibe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanibe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2661:665,95031,085
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Fanibe (26) may also be a first name.

Fanibe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fanibe is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanibe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fanibe is the 953,750th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Fanibe are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 26 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 266 people, or 1 in 665,950. In Nigeria Fanibe is most frequent in: Osun, where 51 percent live, Lagos, where 22 percent live and Oyo, where 15 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Fanibe exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fannibe924/
Fanibed922/
Fanibet921/
Fanibi83185/
Fanive839/
Faniba834/
Fenibe832/
Vanibe832/
Fanieva7713/
Fenibeh777/
Fenibee773/
Fagnuie771/
Fanivie771/
Fangibai713/
Fougnibe711/
Faniwa6779/
Fanubi6721/
Fagnui6720/
Fenebe6713/
Fanywi676/
Fenibi673/
Vanive672/
Foniba672/
Venibe671/
Fanewe671/
Foniwe671/
Fanewa671/
Fanhui671/

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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 Fanibe
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