Fantain Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fantain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fantain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Fantain Last Name Facts

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

Fantain (Hindi: फन्ताइन) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fantain? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Fantain reside; 25 percent reside in Central Africa and 25 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

Fantain is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 50 percent live and West Region, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 25 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.

Fantain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fantain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fantain surname declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fantaine9321/
Fauntain935/
Faintain932/
Fanntain930/
Fantan92107/
Fantassin884/
Fauntaine882/
Faintaine881/
Fontain86527/
Fantine86217/
Fantang86172/
Fantane8641/
Fantein867/
Fantaun864/
Fantoin863/
Fantien861/
Fanthan860/
Famtain860/
Fontaine80105,163/
Fantahun8069,614/
Fountain8033,402/
Fantitin8018/
Fondtain809/
Fauntein804/
Fanthine802/
Fanthaun801/
Fointain801/
Fontainn801/
Fanthane801/
Fantauen801/
Famtaian801/
Fonntain800/
Fanthing800/
Fauntoin800/
Fauntane800/
Famtaine800/
Fontan7711,408/
Vantan7744/
Fantam7711/
Famtan771/
Fountaine752,238/
Fontainne756/
Fonttaine752/
Fountaiin752/
Fontaiine752/
Foundtain751/
Founhtain751/
Fonntaine751/
Fontaione751/
Faisntein751/
Fointaine751/
Fontaaine751/
Fantayenh751/
Fontein711,113/
Fontijn71773/
Fontane71768/
Fantham71402/
Phantan71286/
Vanthan71124/
Fantene71104/
Fontang7191/
Fontine7171/
Vaintan7144/
Fontoin7139/
Vantuin7110/
Fontaim719/
Fountan717/
Vantinh714/
Fantyne714/
Fontayn713/
Fontien713/
Vantein713/
Faintam711/
Fontainová711/
Fontand711/
Vantahn711/
Vanthin711/
Fhantam711/
Fontuin711/
Feuntan711/
D'Fontaine711/
Vanhtan711/
Vanttan710/
Vanntan710/
Founttaine710/
Fonteijn67460/
Fontayne67256/
Fontagne67228/
Fontijne67200/
Fonteine67147/
Fontijon6788/
Fontanne6751/
Phantang6735/
Vanthanh6725/
Phanthan6710/
Fountein678/
Fointein677/
Phanthasing675/
Phanthin674/
Fachenthang674/
Phantaen674/
Vanthein673/
Vanthien673/
Fountine673/
Phantien673/
Fomtaine672/
Fontoine672/
Fonthina672/
Fountang672/
Vanthinh672/
Phantean672/
Fountien671/
Fountoin671/
Vannthan671/
Vanthahn671/
Fountane671/
Phontain671/
Fanthoun671/
Vanttanh671/
Fontoing671/
Fontaune671/
Phantein671/
Vanthann671/
Pfanteen670/
Fontuine670/
Fountuin670/
Fountaim670/

Fantain Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fantain in the Hindi language
फन्ताइनphanta'ina-

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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 Fantain
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