Fanouve Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Fanouve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanouve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1371:75,4429,022
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

The alternate forms: Fanouvè (1) are calculated separately.

Fanouve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fanouve occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Fanouvè. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanouve? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,504,764th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname Fanouve occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fanouve live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Fanouve is most frequently held in Benin, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 75,442. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Mono Department, where 90 percent reside, Kouffo Department, where 4 percent reside and Zou Department, where 4 percent reside. Not including Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanouvè951/
Fanouvie931/
Fanuve921/
Fanouvi86477/
Fannouvi806/
Fanave7747/
Fanuvi7736/
Vanove7733/
Fanive779/
Fanovi774/
Fanuva771/
Vanuve771/
Fannawoue751/
Fannahoue751/
Vanhove717,612/
Fanouwa717/
Vanauve712/
Fanaver711/
Fonnouvi67222/
Vanhoove67222/
Fannouwa67163/
Vanhouwe67158/
Fanovich67109/
Vhanhuve678/
Phanuved671/
Founouvi671/
Fonhouvi671/
Fanahave671/
Fanovaha671/
Vanheuve671/
Vanhauve671/
Vhanhove671/

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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 Fanouve
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