Fantahun Surname

8,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Fantahun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fantahun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia69,5431:1,403252
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England61:9,286,343223,652
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Fantahun (62,157) may also be a first name.

Fantahun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fantahun is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fantahun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,173rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 104,685 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fantahun live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 15,417th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 62,157 people.

It is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 69,543 people, or 1 in 1,403. Not including Ethiopia it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Fantahun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fantahun last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

Fantahun earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.21% less than the national average, earning $30,545 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanthun9310/
Fantaun934/
Fanthung8812/
Fantauen881/
Fanthune881/
Fanthoun881/
Fanthaun881/
Fantan86107/
Fantun868/
Fantang80172/
Fantane8041/
Fantain808/
Fanthum801/
Vantahn801/
Vanthun800/
Fanthan800/
Phanthun75109/
Fantaine7521/
Fauntain755/
Faintain752/
Fontaune751/
Fanthane751/
Vanthahn751/
Fanntain750/
Fauntane750/
Vanthunn750/
Fontan7111,408/
Fanton716,637/
Vantan7144/
Fantum7137/
Fantam7111/
Vantun716/
Fantón714/
Fantassin714/
Fauntaine712/
Fantayenh711/
Fontun711/
Vanthuyen711/
Faintaine711/
Faintgean711/
Famtan711/
Fontane67768/
Fontain67527/
Phanthusin67491/
Fantham67402/
Phantun67298/
Phantan67286/
Vonthun67136/
Vanthan67124/
Phanthusen67107/
Fontang6791/
Phanthahan6780/
Vaintan6744/
Feuntun6715/
Vantuin6710/
Vantuyn679/
Fountan677/
Fantein677/
Fontayn673/
Fantoin673/
Fainton672/
Fontune671/
Fontand671/
Faintam671/
Fhantam671/
Fanntum671/
Vanhtan671/
Feuntan671/
Fontuin671/
Fontoun671/
Fantien671/
Faynton670/
Vanttan670/
Famtain670/
Vanntan670/
Faunton670/

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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 Fantahun
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