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
The last name Faniwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faniwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Faniwa is the 2,121,169th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Faniwa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 585,759th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 234 people.
The surname Faniwa is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 58 percent live, Kogi, where 26 percent live and Lagos, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 16 percent live.
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