Fanou Surname

32,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Fanou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin13,7881:75076
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Greece1851:59,89110,047
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
Niger541:355,40810,225
Ivory Coast521:443,67814,663
France191:3,495,933219,029
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
England121:4,643,172139,951
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Congo51:997,81917,129
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Fanou (1,071) may also be a first name.

Fanou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fanou is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fanou is the 32,222nd most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 440,601 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Fanou live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fanou is also the 244,349th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,071 people.

The surname Fanou is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 13,788 people, or 1 in 750. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 30 percent are found, Mono Department, where 22 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Benin Fanou is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 11 percent are found and Togo, where 3 percent are found.

Fanou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fanou has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Fanou last name rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fanou Last Name Statistics demography

Fanou earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.28% less than the national average, earning $23,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanous918,669/
Fannou911,339/
Fagnou91328/
Fanhou91304/
Fangou9185/
Fainou9171/
Faïnou9129/
Fanoux9116/
Fanouh918/
Famnou912/
Faînou911/
Fanoue911/
Fanouz911/
Fano896,546/
Fanu893,102/
Fanoudh8357/
Fanoush8338/
Fangoue8331/
Fannous8326/
Fagnoux8325/
Fangnou8319/
Faignou839/
Fanouhe838/
Fanouth838/
Fanouss832/
Fannouh831/
Fannhou831/
Fanoues831/
Fahanou831/
Fanouha831/
Fanos807,786/
Fonou801,277/
Fanus801,124/
Fango80713/
Faino80691/
Faanu80410/
Fangu80226/
Fanno80201/
Fanoy80194/
Fanoe80188/
Fagno8073/
Fanoo8072/
Fanoi8060/
Fanau8059/
Fanui8051/
Fanuz8032/
Fanut8022/
Fainu8020/
Fannu8019/
Fayno8015/
Fauno8013/
Fanhu8013/
Fanoh8010/
Faneu809/
Fatno807/
Fanue807/
Fasno803/
Fagnu803/
Fanud803/
Fatnu802/
Faïno802/
Fanoj801/
Fanuj801/
Fanup801/
Fanuy801/
Fhanu801/
Fanoï801/
Fahno801/
Fgano801/
Fanot800/
Fannoush773,613/
Fannouch77200/
Founou73939/
Fannoh73539/
Fanoos73509/
Faugno73362/
Fongou73305/
Faynot73291/
Fanayo73275/
Fanoch73267/
Fagnot73257/
Faynus73198/
Fanijo73111/
Fannoy7398/
Fahnoe7388/
Fanaud7347/
Famnau7346/
Fanosh7340/
Fainus7334/
Fanuyi7325/
Phanou7325/
Fainot7323/
Fannot7321/
Fainui7320/
Fagnui7320/
Faneus7319/
Fangoo7319/
Fainos7315/
Fanuji7312/
Fonnou7312/
Faniyo7312/
Fainuu7310/
Fanhus7310/
Fanuch738/
Faunus737/
Fasnut737/
Fainoi737/
Fainuy737/
Fanost735/
Fanoss735/
Fanuis734/
Fannue734/
Fanaju734/
Fatnoo734/
Fanush733/
Faneup732/
Fahanu732/
Faingo732/
Fanoya732/
Fanoij732/
Fangau732/
Fangnu732/
Fonhou732/
Fognou732/
Faanoa731/
Fainud731/
Fanoje731/
Fanhui731/
Fanioy731/
Faanuu731/
Fahnue731/
Fangoe731/
Fannuh731/
Fanajo731/
Faungo731/
Faynod731/
Fanioa731/
Fanngo731/
Fanoie731/
Fanois731/
Fangoi731/
Fangoy731/
Fanguh731/
Fanguu731/
Fahnui731/
Fomnou731/
Fonouh731/
Fonous731/
Fhonou731/
Fanood731/
Faynop731/
Fasnnu731/
Fanuos731/
Fannos731/
Fanoyi731/
Fainoy731/
Fainuh731/
Fatnoh731/
Fasnot730/
Faunoy730/
Fassinnou712/
Fannahoue711/
Vanu6714,401/
Fana6713,765/
Fono675,554/
Fanoosh67992/
Fonu67339/
Faignot6760/
Fonhoue6742/
Fanneau6727/
Fanó6727/
Faggino6720/
Faignoy6720/
Fongoue6715/
Fanhuji6713/
Feunnou6711/
Fauneau679/
Fagnaud679/
Fasinnu678/
Fannoya678/
Founnou674/
Fainhut674/
Faynaud673/
Vanhoue672/
Fanò672/
Fană672/
Fangnui672/
Fanhood672/
Fagneux672/
Fognoue672/
Fougnou672/
Fanooja671/
Fânu671/
Faño671/
Fanhoyo671/
Fannoie671/
Fannush671/
Fangneu671/
Fanà671/
Fanã671/
Fagnaux671/
Fagnuie671/
Fagnuih671/
Fahanoy671/
Fahgnui671/
Fongnou671/
Fonnous671/
Founoue671/
Fa'anoi671/
Fausnot670/
Fagnaut670/
Feinoue670/
Feinous670/
Fanhotz670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fanou
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