Fanmi Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fanmi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Fanmi (319) may also be a first name.

Fanmi Last Name Facts

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

Fanmi is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanmi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fanmi reside; 83 percent reside in Central Africa and 83 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Fanmi is also the 491,536th most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 319 people.

The surname Fanmi is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 865,378. In Cameroon Fanmi is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 83 percent reside, Centre Region, where 4 percent reside and West Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon Fanmi exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanmei9151/
Faunmi9142/
Fanmie9116/
Fannmi9115/
Fasnmi9112/
Fanmai914/
Fatnmi911/
Fahanmi8310/
Fahnmie839/
Fatinmi832/
Fasinmi831/
Fanma80172/
Fammi8023/
Fanme8013/
Fanmy804/
Vanmi803/
Fonmi803/
Phanmi731,107/
Vanmai7381/
Fanmey7317/
Fannme735/
Fammit733/
Fanmuy732/
Vanmhi732/
Feanma731/
Fammai731/
Fannma731/
Vanmui731/
Vhanmi731/
Fanmer730/
Phanmai67649/
Phanmit6779/
Fahammi671/
Fatimmi671/
Pheanmi671/
Fanhmey670/

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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 Fanmi
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