Fanny Surname

16,541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Fanny Surname Definition:

Probably local-the nurse-name for Frances being of too recent a date.

Fanny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast29,9841:76985
Indonesia8281:159,72115,585
Chad3851:35,3044,109
France2791:238,07436,915
Mauritius2381:5,4351,094
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
United States2141:1,693,733112,431
Dominican Republic1771:58,9432,908
Hong Kong1691:43,405774
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Nigeria1291:1,373,20053,624
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Cameroon1181:176,00918,652
Seychelles1121:825201
China471:29,091,9481,546
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Benin261:397,52329,143
Israel231:372,07130,321
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
England211:2,653,24194,788
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
India151:51,137,692512,385
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Syria141:1,378,6447,647
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Panama41:978,06412,245
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Micronesia41:26,561731
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Macau11:601,6301,582
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Fanny (462,972) may also be a first name.

Fanny Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably local-the nurse-name for Frances being of too recent a date.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fanny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fanny occurs more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fanny.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanny? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 16,541st most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 217,240 people. The surname Fanny occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Fanny are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,188th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 462,972 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 29,984 people, or 1 in 769. In The Ivory Coast Fanny is most frequent in: Denguélé District, where 28 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 16 percent are found and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 13 percent are found. Outside of The Ivory Coast this surname is found in 89 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Chad, where 1 percent are found.

Fanny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fanny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fanny last name expanded 319 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fanny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fanny surname are 27.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fanny earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 0.16% more than the national average, earning R 238,008 per year; in United States they earn 3.76% more than the national average, earning $44,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.39% less than the national average, earning $31,604 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feanny91518/
Fanney91278/
Fannoy9198/
Fainny912/
Fannny911/
Fannyy911/
Fannay910/
Fany892,055/
Feanney831/
Fainnyo831/
Fangney830/
Fanne802,950/
Fanni802,788/
Fanna801,743/
Fauny80307/
Fanyi80253/
Fanay80227/
Fanoy80194/
Fonny80123/
Fanyo8096/
Faney8093/
Feany8034/
Fanøy8018/
Fahny809/
Fainy803/
Fanuy801/
Fannh801/
Fanné801/
Fayny801/
Faany800/
Fascinny771/
Vannoy735,012/
Vanney73798/
Vannay73740/
Fanner73594/
Fatney73489/
Fannie73244/
Fannes73232/
Pfanne73229/
Fannis73106/
Fanneh7387/
Fahney7351/
Fangni7348/
Fanaya7333/
Fannio7326/
Famney7324/
Fannaa7322/
Fangne7316/
Fannei7313/
Faneyt7312/
Feaney7310/
Phanny7310/
Faunna738/
Fanneß737/
Fainuy737/
Fatnay735/
Fannee734/
Fayniy733/
Fannai733/
Faunne733/
Fainey732/
Fannne732/
Faaney732/
Faynne732/
Fannha731/
Fannit731/
Fanioy731/
Fangay731/
Fannih731/
Fanned731/
Faynay731/
Fannet731/
Fannge731/
Fannès731/
Fanaay731/
Fanayz731/
Faneyh731/
Fangoy731/
Fainne731/
Fonnyi731/
Fainoy731/
Fahany731/
Feanna731/
Feanay730/
Faniey730/
Fagney730/
Fauney730/
Faanay730/
Faunoy730/
Fhanna730/
Fane6769,181/
Fani6725,132/
Fana6713,765/
Fané671,704/
Pfanner671,434/
Pfannes67618/
Fanh67240/
Fony67132/
Fannieh67124/
Faneytt67108/
Fannett6732/
Faneyth6723/
Faignoy6720/
Fangaya6717/
Vannooy6713/
Fannich6711/
Fhaunna678/
Fanj676/
Facinni676/
Fainych674/
Fagnahy674/
Veanney673/
Faní673/
Vainney672/
Fană672/
Fangnui672/
Phannoy672/
Feahney671/
Fahnnie671/
Fatenne671/
Fasinne671/
Faunnes671/
Fannajj671/
Fanè671/
Fahanoy671/
Fatimny671/
Fongnoy671/
Faynner671/
Feannie670/
Fahaney670/
Faunnie670/
Fangner670/
Phanney670/
Faihney670/

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