Fanokun Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Fanokun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 153 | 1:1,157,796 | 47,225 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Fanokun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fanokun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fanokun is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Fanokun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fanokun? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fanokun is the 1,403,590th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The last name Fanokun is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Fanokun reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Fanokun is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 1,157,796. In Nigeria Fanokun is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 65 percent are found, Lagos, where 21 percent are found and Ekiti, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Fanokun is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fanukun | 86 | 5 | / |
| Phanotkun | 75 | 4 | / |
| Fanakoune | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phanokhun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phannotkun | 71 | 122 | / |
| Vanakhun | 67 | 74 | / |
| Phanukun | 67 | 10 | / |
| Phanakun | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vannakun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phanutkun | 63 | 200 | / |
| Phanatkun | 63 | 41 | / |
| Fongnukun | 63 | 40 | / |
| Phanekkun | 63 | 4 | / |
| Phannukun | 63 | 4 | / |
| Vannakoun | 63 | 1 | / |
| Phatnatkun | 59 | 4 | / |
| Phanakon | 53 | 16 | / |
| Phanukon | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vonakhun | 53 | 1 | / |
| Photnukun | 50 | 241 | / |
| Phonnukun | 50 | 177 | / |
| Phanakhon | 50 | 11 | / |
| Phannakon | 50 | 4 | / |
| Photnakun | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Fanokun
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