Fanken Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fanken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fanken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fanken occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fanken is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Fanken are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 22 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Fanken is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 50 percent live and Littoral Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Belgium, where 11 percent live.

Fanken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fanken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fanken surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fankeng9296/
Fancken921/
Faunken920/
Faineken8623/
Fphanken861/
Fonken83548/
Fankin8361/
Vanken837/
Fankyn837/
Fancen830/
Fanchen77172/
Fankina77120/
Fanckin7730/
Phanken7727/
Fangkem7719/
Foncken778/
Fankyna776/
Vancken771/
Fankion771/
Fonkuen771/
Feunken771/
Vankien771/
Foinken771/
Vankuen771/
Vankoen771/
Vankeen771/
Fainkin771/
Vangken770/
Phankaen71621/
Fangchen71302/
Phangken7126/
Fainkina716/
Phankien715/
Fainkind712/
Fongkeng712/
Fajnkind711/
Faunquen711/
Vonken67452/
Vankin67274/
Fonkin6777/
Vankyn6723/
Fancin6710/
Fonkyn673/
Fankinova673/
Fanqin671/
Fonkén671/
Famkem671/
Fomken670/

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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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  • 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 Fanken
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