Fant Surname

66,421st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Fant Surname Definition:

One of the “Tribes of Galway”. IF 49; MIF 318

Fant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3781:67,3977,842
Italy6781:90,20215,589
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Sweden2491:39,5453,165
France1431:464,49566,161
Finland1341:41,0205,167
Russia771:1,871,728119,355
England581:960,65648,451
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Australia331:818,05251,601
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Ireland261:181,1137,791
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Panama81:489,0328,962
Wales71:442,07621,198
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
China31:455,773,85521,925
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8811:57,0026,350

Fant (127) may also be a first name.

Fant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One of the “Tribes of Galway”. IF 49; MIF 318

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Fant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fant (Arabic: فنة, Hindi: फन्त, Russian: Фант) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fant? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 66,421st most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 971,025 people. The surname Fant is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Fant live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 825,494th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 127 people.

The surname Fant is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 5,378 people, or 1 in 67,397. In The United States Fant is most numerous in: Texas, where 13 percent live, South Carolina, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 57 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 9 percent live and Ghana, where 6 percent live.

Fant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fant has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 610 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 21 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 108 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fant Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fant surname are 15.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.51% registered with the political party.

The amount Fant earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.79% less than the national average, earning $42,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $52,216 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fante892,506/
Faint891,500/
Faunt89555/
Fanth8964/
Fandt8918/
Fantt8910/
Fants897/
Pfant890/
Faant890/
Fan867,437,416/
Pfantz80290/
Pfante8044/
Faynet8031/
Pfandt8029/
Fainet8026/
Faindt8016/
Fajndt8015/
Faunte807/
Fauntz803/
Fainte802/
Pfants801/
Fantch801/
Facent801/
Fanthe801/
Fahant801/
Faunts800/
Fang755,322,635/
Fane7569,181/
Font7532,892/
Fain7513,221/
Fann755,000/
Fand754,684/
Fahn754,663/
Vant752,861/
Faan75867/
Fayn75631/
Fean75610/
Fanh75240/
Faun75192/
Fhan7575/
Fanø7560/
Fajn7558/
Fanì7525/
Pfan7524/
Fatn7511/
Famn752/
Famt752/
Fasn752/
Fgan752/
Wfan752/
Vfan751/
Faïn751/
Fantová731,070/
Facente73612/
Fantova73462/
Fainete7311/
Faisent732/
Fasinte732/
Faynete732/
Faintch731/
Fainhet731/
Fassint730/
Fandthe730/
Facinte730/
Fonte6716,080/
Fatin676,828/
Fatim673,603/
Fanne672,950/
Pfann671,509/
Faten671,394/
Facin671,394/
Fayne671,253/
Faine671,195/
Faune671,037/
Fatem67966/
Fonts67763/
Fasen67622/
Facen67568/
Fahan67329/
Feint67272/
Fontt67261/
Feane67155/
Fasin67143/
Faane67109/
Vanth6792/
Pfand6783/
Foint6777/
Fatne6771/
Vandt6758/
Faing6744/
Fanhe6742/
Fagne6738/
Foont6735/
Fonth6732/
Fainn6725/
Vaynt6724/
Faung6722/
Fanøe6722/
Vaint6720/
Fađan6720/
Fount6718/
Faang6718/
Phant6718/
Fhain6718/
Pfont6717/
Van't6714/
Fondt6714/
Faind6711/
Fhang6711/
Famne6710/
Fasne679/
Vannt679/
Fangh678/
Fands678/
Fahun677/
Fassente677/
Faunø676/
Fasén676/
Fankg676/
Faisn675/
Fannd674/
Fhand674/
Vaunt674/
Fandh674/
Fangy674/
Faijn673/
Faitn673/
Fanng673/
Fandd673/
Fahyn673/
Faynn672/
Pfain672/
Feang672/
Fojnt672/
Famte672/
Fățan672/
Fankh672/
Ffand672/
Pfang671/
Pfank671/
Fhean671/
Faund671/
Feann671/
Fainc671/
Fancz671/
Fangg671/
Foynt671/
Vantd671/
Vantt671/
Vahnt671/
Pfantsch671/
Pffan671/
Faßen671/
Faðan671/
Fannh671/
Fainh671/
Fahnø671/
Fphan671/
Faann671/
Fhamn671/
Faain671/
Fathn671/
Fatnh671/
Fanhd671/
Ffanc671/
Faunc670/
Pfaun670/
Fhann670/
Feand670/
Pfanc670/
Fanhs670/

Fant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fant in the Hindi language
फन्तphanta-
Fant in the Russian language
Фантfant-
Fant in the Arabic language
فنةfnt-

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