Fankin Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Fankin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fankin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Fankin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fankin (Russian: Фанкин) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fankin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,460,878th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Fankin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Fankin live; 74 percent live in Eastern Europe and 74 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 3,002,564. In Russia it is most frequent in: Moscow, where 33 percent are found, Vologda Oblast, where 15 percent are found and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Barring Russia Fankin occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 15 percent are found and Belarus, where 3 percent are found.

Fankin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fankin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fankin surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fankin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Fankin surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 40% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fankina92120/
Fanckin9230/
Fankion921/
Fainkin921/
Fainkina866/
Fainkind862/
Fajnkind861/
Vankin83274/
Fonkin8377/
Fancin8310/
Fanken839/
Fankyn837/
Fanqin831/
Fankinova803/
Fanchin771,290/
Fankeng7796/
Fonkina7730/
Fongkin7726/
Fangqin7716/
Fankyna776/
Vankien771/
Vangkin771/
Fanquin771/
Fancken771/
Fonkuin771/
Faunken770/
Phanking71148/
Feinkind7129/
Phankien715/
Fangqing711/
Fphanken711/
Fomkin671,858/
Fonken67548/
Foncin67149/
Vankyn6723/
Vanken677/
Vonkin676/
Fonkyn673/
Fonkén671/
Fancen670/

Fankin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fankin in the Russian language
Фанкинfankin-

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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 Fankin
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