Fanisi Surname

748,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fanisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2571:689,27131,915
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fanisi (292) may also be a first name.

Fanisi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fanisi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanisi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fanisi is the 748,537th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 18,977,984 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fanisi reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 516,683rd most widely held first name in the world, borne by 292 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 689,271. In Nigeria Fanisi is most common in: Kogi, where 35 percent reside, Lagos, where 21 percent reside and Ekiti, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 27 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Fanisi Last Name Statistics demography

Fanisi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.79% less than the national average, earning R 109,812 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fainisi9275/
Fanishi9228/
Fanisai9218/
Fanissi929/
Faniesie861/
Fanesi831,248/
Fanisa83197/
Fanusi83196/
Vanisi83140/
Fanise8365/
Fanizi8311/
Fanici8311/
Faniji8311/
Faniçi839/
Fenisi833/
Fanisy831/
Fanići831/
Fanizzi771,534/
Fanessi7796/
Vainisi7794/
Fanishe7790/
Fanisha7737/
Fanusie7715/
Fanissa7713/
Fanidji776/
Fanichi774/
Fannisa773/
Faneise772/
Fanicoi771/
Fagnesi771/
Vanishi771/
Fanisse771/
Fannizi771/
Faneasi771/
Fanesie771/
Fangise771/
Vaneisi771/
Phanisi771/
Founisi771/
Fagnisse71191/
Foinitsi7147/
Phanitsi7129/
Fanizzie717/
Fannichi714/
Phanisai712/
Fannizzi712/
Fanisher712/
Faniesha712/
Fagnissé711/
Fannisha711/
Fanisych711/
Vanaisih711/
Phanishi711/
Faniozzi711/
Fannisay710/
Fanese67111/
Fenizi6791/
Fanezi6779/
Fanesa6757/
Fanuse6757/
Fanesy6751/
Foinitsis6745/
Vanise6739/
Fonesi6739/
Venisi6733/
Faniza6725/
Foniçi6720/
Fanice6711/
Fonise675/
Vahanissi674/
Vonisi674/
Fenise673/
Fonisa672/
Fagnissey672/
Fonici672/
Fanniesay671/
Foinittsi671/
Vașnischi671/

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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 Fanisi
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