Faniyi Surname

74,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Faniyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faniyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,4231:27,5792,353
England791:705,29239,851
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Benin191:543,97934,804
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Faniyi (238) may also be a first name.

Faniyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faniyi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Faniyi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faniyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Faniyi is the 74,729th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,107,867 people. The surname Faniyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Faniyi reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Faniyi is also the 580,229th most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 238 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6,423 people, or 1 in 27,579. In Nigeria Faniyi is most prevalent in: Osun, where 19 percent are found, Oyo, where 17 percent are found and Lagos, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Faniyi occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Faniyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Faniyi last name is principally Christian (86%) in Nigeria.

Faniyi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanayi83969/
Fanaii83181/
Faniya8351/
Fanuyi8325/
Faneyi8321/
Faniye8317/
Faniyo8312/
Faniji8311/
Fanioy831/
Fanyia831/
Fanoyi831/
Faniey830/
Faniyah7743/
Fagniya7721/
Fanayie779/
Fatniya773/
Faaniye772/
Fanihia772/
Faniyat771/
Fatnaii771/
Fanyiep771/
Faniyas771/
Fanai734,037/
Fanye731,344/
Fanie73733/
Fanay73227/
Fanoy73194/
Faney7393/
Fanoi7360/
Fanui7351/
Fanij732/
Fanuy731/
Fanei731/
Fangiyah7112/
Fanaye6746,191/
Vaniya67760/
Fatney67489/
Faneye67473/
Fanney67278/
Fanayo67275/
Fannie67244/
Fanaia67182/
Fanijo67111/
Fannoy6798/
Fanaie6779/
Foniya6775/
Fahney6751/
Fanaya6733/
Fanais6732/
Famney6724/
Fangai6721/
Fainui6720/
Fagnui6720/
Fannei6713/
Faneyt6712/
Fanait6712/
Fanuji6712/
Feaney6710/
Fainoi677/
Fainuy677/
Fanija676/
Faneya675/
Fatnay675/
Fanuis674/
Faunie674/
Fanyeh674/
Faanye674/
Vanyia673/
Vaniye673/
Fannai673/
Fainey672/
Fanoya672/
Faneis672/
Vaniyo672/
Fanoij672/
Fonyie672/
Foneyi672/
Faaney672/
Fanhai672/
Fannye671/
Fhanei671/
Fainai671/
Famnei671/
Fanhui671/
Fasnei671/
Vaneyi671/
Fangay671/
Faynay671/
Fanioa671/
Fanoie671/
Fanois671/
Famnai671/
Fanaay671/
Fanayz671/
Faneit671/
Faneyh671/
Fangoi671/
Fangoy671/
Fahnei671/
Fahnui671/
Fonayi671/
Foniyo671/
Fonuyi671/
Fonoyi671/
Fainie671/
Fainoy671/
Feanay670/
Fagney670/
Faynie670/
Fauney670/
Feanie670/
Faanay670/
Faunoy670/
Fannay670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Faniyi
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