Faniega Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
Faniega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 142 | 1:712,945 | 71,974 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Faniega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faniega Come From? nationality or country of origin
Faniega is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faniega? popularity and diffusion
The surname Faniega is the 1,415,499th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Faniega are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.
It is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 712,945. In The Philippines Faniega is most prevalent in: Western Visayas, where 52 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 15 percent reside and Central Luzon, where 13 percent reside. Not including The Philippines Faniega is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 7 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faniegha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fanega | 92 | 905 | / |
| Faniga | 92 | 13 | / |
| Fanegas | 86 | 316 | / |
| Fanniga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Faunega | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fangega | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fangniga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vanega | 77 | 4,394 | / |
| Fanego | 77 | 1,291 | / |
| Fanuga | 77 | 382 | / |
| Vaniga | 77 | 20 | / |
| Fañega | 77 | 11 | / |
| Fonega | 77 | 10 | / |
| Feniga | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fenega | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fanigo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fañiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fanehanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fanouga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Fonnega | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fanigui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Veniega | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fonegas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fanegos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonigah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanyiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faniger | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vaneyega | 67 | 20 | / |
| Fanheger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fangnige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fannigui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanniger | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fasniger | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Faniega
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