Fanija Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Fanija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Fanija (517) may also be a first name.
Fanija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fanija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fanija (Hindi: फनीजा, Marathi: फानीजा) is found most in Tanzania. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fanija? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Fanija are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 371,657th most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 517 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Fanija is most frequent in: Mwanza Region, where 80 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 20 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fanija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fanija in the Hindi language | ||
| फनीजा | phanija | 93.94 |
| फनिजा | phanija | 6.06 |
| Fanija in the Marathi language | ||
| फानीजा | phanija | 50 |
| फनीजा | phanija | 50 |
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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 Fanija
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