Fanja Surname
Approximately 5,446 people bear this surname
Fanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 5,433 | 1:4,353 | 906 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fanja (58,884) may also be a first name.
Fanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fanja is more commonly found in Madagascar than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fanja is the 88,215th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,338,147 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fanja live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in Barito Africa. Fanja is also the 16,112th most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 58,884 people.
It is most frequently held in Madagascar, where it is carried by 5,433 people, or 1 in 4,353. Other than Madagascar this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Fanja
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