Faniki Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Faniki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faniki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Faniki (365) may also be a first name.

Faniki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faniki is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faniki? popularity and diffusion

The surname Faniki is the 2,506,728th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Faniki live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 455,540th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 365 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria Faniki is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 32 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanoiki92138/
Fanikie921/
Fainiki921/
Fanikoi921/
Fanikai921/
Fanidki921/
Fajnicki868/
Fanoikii863/
Fanika83418/
Fanike83126/
Faniqi83115/
Vaniki8327/
Foniki8313/
Fanuki834/
Feniki832/
Faneki831/
Fainaikit801/
Faynickiy801/
Fanaika7741/
Faniker7724/
Fanaike7716/
Fenicki7715/
Fanichi774/
Founiki772/
Fannika772/
Fhanika771/
Foiniki771/
Fanicoi771/
Vanikai771/
Foinikis7132/
Fanicchi7120/
Fainicka7116/
Fannichi714/
Faïnicka714/
Fannikke713/
Vanikaai711/
Phanitkit67753/
Foniqi67512/
Fanica67410/
Vaniqi67315/
Fonika6743/
Fenike6738/
Faneke6736/
Vanike6716/
Fanice6711/
Veniki6711/
Vahanikiy6710/
Vaneki6710/
Fanyka679/
Fanuke677/
Faneka676/
Fonike675/
Fanică671/
Founaikai671/

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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 Faniki
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis