Fans Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Fans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa811:668,86148,796
Uruguay781:43,9974,984
India251:30,682,615377,978
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Fans (164) may also be a first name.

Fans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fans (Hindi: फन्स, Russian: Фанс) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,073,555th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 31,547,818 people. The surname Fans is predominantly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Fans are found; 35 percent are found in South America and 35 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Fans is also the 715,247th most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 164 people.

Fans is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 668,861. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 90 percent live, Gauteng, where 7 percent live and Free State, where 1 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 34 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Fans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Syriac Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

Fans earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.2% less than the national average, earning R 94,572 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanse894,737/
Fains89124/
Feans89120/
Faans8972/
Fansh8910/
Fauns893/
Fanst893/
Fanss893/
Fhans892/
Fanns890/
Fahns890/
Fasins809/
Fhanse804/
Fatins803/
Fganss801/
Fainsh801/
Fasens801/
Fanshe801/
Faunse800/
Fannse800/
Faynst800/
Facins800/
Fons754,836/
Vans75681/
Fanz75328/
Fams7589/
Fanx751/
Faggins73269/
Fansova732/
Fattens730/
Vains671,778/
Vansh671,165/
Fance67393/
Pfanz67200/
Vanns67192/
Feins67145/
Fonse6788/
Fanje6765/
Fonst6763/
Fanch6750/
Fonss6738/
Phans6732/
Fonås6718/
Faanç6717/
Founs6715/
Vansz6712/
Fonsh679/
Fainz678/
Feyns673/
Fanze673/
Vayns671/
Foyns671/
Foins671/
Vahns671/
Vaans671/
Fasnscht671/
Fonsz671/
Fonsø671/
Faanz671/
Vauns670/
Vanss670/
Foons670/
Fonns670/
Fohns670/
Veans670/
Fanseher670/
Feams670/

Fans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fans in the Hindi language
फन्सphansa-
Fans in the Russian language
Фансfans-

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