Fanikan Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Fanikan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Fanikan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fanikan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fanikan is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fanikan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fanikan are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Fanikan is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 71 percent live and Lagos, where 29 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fanickan | 93 | 0 | / |
| Fanekan | 86 | 5 | / |
| Fainekan | 80 | 351 | / |
| Vaynikayn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vanekan | 71 | 33 | / |
| Phanikhand | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fonikon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fanucan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Phanikon | 67 | 96 | / |
| Phanukan | 67 | 58 | / |
| Vanhican | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonikong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phannikon | 63 | 55 | / |
| Phanitkon | 63 | 39 | / |
| Phanikone | 63 | 7 | / |
| Vanhekkan | 63 | 2 | / |
| Phanicand | 63 | 1 | / |
| Fanechean | 63 | 1 | / |
| Phanitkham | 59 | 2 | / |
| Phanitkasem | 56 | 260 | / |
| Phanijkasem | 56 | 8 | / |
| Phanichkasem | 53 | 4 | / |
| Vaneecan | 53 | 3 | / |
| Phanhkam | 53 | 2 | / |
| Phanikom | 53 | 1 | / |
| Phanekam | 53 | 1 | / |
| Phanukon | 53 | 1 | / |
| Phanikhom | 50 | 693 | / |
| Phonnikon | 50 | 605 | / |
| Photnikon | 50 | 97 | / |
| Phainikom | 50 | 1 | / |
| Phanhkham | 50 | 1 | / |
| Phannikom | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Fanikan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis