Fanigan Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Fanigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Fanigan Demographics
Fanigan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Fanigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fanigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fanigan (Hindi: फनिगन) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fanigan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Fanigan live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Fanigan is most common in: Ogun, where 50 percent reside and Lagos, where 38 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Fanigan is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside.
Fanigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fanigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fanigan surname fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Fanigan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Fanigan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fannigan | 93 | 2 | / |
| Fanighan | 93 | 0 | / |
| Fangnigan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Fanegan | 86 | 428 | / |
| Fanugan | 86 | 23 | / |
| Fenigan | 86 | 11 | / |
| Vanigan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fonigan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Vanighan | 80 | 9 | / |
| Faneegan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vannigan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phanigan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fonigang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fainigam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fannegan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fainegan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fanugon | 71 | 215 | / |
| Fenegan | 71 | 42 | / |
| Vanegan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Vahanighan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Fanegon | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vanugan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Venigan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanhegan | 67 | 94 | / |
| Fanegoun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phanegan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonegang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaneegan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuinegan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Phanigond | 63 | 1 | / |
| Venegan | 57 | 5 | / |
| Fonegam | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vanegon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phomnigon | 50 | 1 | / |
Fanigan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fanigan in the Hindi language | ||
| फनिगन | phanigana | - |
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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 Fanigan
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