Fanka Surname

282,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon9831:21,1282,876
Brazil1111:1,928,59861,665
Thailand771:917,381143,219
Serbia511:140,0979,935
Russia441:3,275,524171,933
Lesotho201:101,62811,096
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
England41:13,929,515290,718
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Fánka (1) & Fankà (1) are calculated separately.

Fanka (5,230) may also be a first name.

Fanka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fanka (Hindi: फनका, Russian: Фанка) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Fánka or Fankà. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanka? popularity and diffusion

Fanka is the 282,110th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,331,050 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Fanka are found; 72 percent are found in Central Africa and 72 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 93,547th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 5,230 people.

The last name Fanka is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 983 people, or 1 in 21,128. In Cameroon Fanka is most common in: Northwest Region, where 66 percent are found, Centre Region, where 10 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 9 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 8 percent are found and Thailand, where 6 percent are found.

Fanka Last Name Statistics demography

Fanka earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.73% less than the national average, earning $25,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fánka931/
Fankà931/
Fangka9144/
Fankai9144/
Fankap9134/
Fankah9120/
Fankad918/
Fankqa912/
Pfanka911/
Fankoa911/
Fahnka911/
Fankay911/
Fankas911/
Fangkay836/
Fankats831/
Fangkas831/
Fankash831/
Fangkat831/
Fankaid830/
Vanka8018,379/
Fonka80736/
Fanko80225/
Fanky80222/
Fanki80183/
Fanqa80172/
Fanca80170/
Fanke80160/
Faszynka7748/
Faszinka778/
Fankasss771/
Pfankach770/
Fainke731,339/
Faïnke73516/
Fankou73321/
Vankaa73195/
Fancea73136/
Vankka73127/
Fankep73112/
Fangki7374/
Phanka7366/
Vankay7364/
Fancai7357/
Vankai7348/
Fancke7324/
Fancki7323/
Fangky7320/
Vankha7320/
Fankeu7320/
Fonkah7318/
Fangke7315/
Fankey7312/
Founka7312/
Fonkoa7312/
Fuonka7312/
Vankah7310/
Vankau738/
Vancka735/
Fankki734/
Fainké734/
Faïnké734/
Fangko733/
Fanket732/
Foncka732/
Fhanko731/
Fankoh731/
Vannka731/
Vaanka731/
Feanca731/
Fankie731/
Fankee731/
Fankeh731/
Fankop731/
Fankás731/
Fancay731/
Fainki731/
Fainky731/
Fonkaa731/
Fonkap731/
Feunka731/
Fonkaz731/
Fankuo731/
Vankqa731/
Vangka731/
Foonka731/
Fancas731/
Faunke730/
Fahnke730/
Faschinka716/
Fatenko67247/
Fasenko67181/
Phankha67158/
Fahncke6798/
Fangcai6794/
Fonkats6756/
Fangkit6756/
Vahanka6752/
Phankap6752/
Founkai6741/
Vankhai6719/
Fonkach677/
Vankaai676/
Fangkot676/
Fonkatz674/
Fankesh673/
Fancker672/
Fainkou672/
Fangket672/
Fangkod672/
Phankaj671/
Fayneko671/
Fangkoi671/
Vainkha671/
Phankai671/
Vanka'a671/
Vangkai671/
Fąka671/
Fankoup671/
Fahnket671/
Fonkaha671/
Phankoa671/
Fancais671/
Vahynka671/
Founkaï671/
Fhanker671/
Facenko671/
Fancatt670/
Faunker670/
Fannker670/
Fanckie670/
Feinkas670/

Fanka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fanka in the Hindi language
फनकाphanaka-
Fanka in the Russian language
Фанкаfanka-

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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 Fanka
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