Faniwa Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Faniwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
Faniwa (234) may also be a first name.
Faniwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faniwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Faniwa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faniwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,121,169th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Faniwa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Faniwa is also the 585,759th most widespread forename globally, held by 234 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 58 percent reside, Kogi, where 26 percent reside and Lagos, where 6 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fagniwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fangniwa | 86 | 173 | / |
| Fanuwa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Faniba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Fanywa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fanewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fanieva | 77 | 13 | / |
| Faniswo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faniwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fanibe | 67 | 274 | / |
| Fanibi | 67 | 185 | / |
| Faneva | 67 | 76 | / |
| Fagnui | 67 | 20 | / |
| Fanive | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fanhua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fanywi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fanewo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Feniwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vaniva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fanivo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foniba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fonewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foniwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fenjwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanibo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanuva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanhui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fannewaid | 67 | 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 Faniwa
- 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