Fantam Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fantam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fantam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Fantam (26) may also be a first name.

Fantam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fantam (Bengali: ফান্তম, Hindi: फन्तम, Marathi: फान्तम) is found most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Fantam.

How Common Is The Last Name Fantam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Fantam reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 67 percent live, Borno, where 17 percent live and Yobe, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 18 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Fantam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fantam has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fantham92402/
Fantame9211/
Fhantam921/
Faintam921/
Faintham8622/
Fantom83952/
Fantan83107/
Vantam83107/
Fontam8318/
Fanthom77193/
Fantang77172/
Fantome7780/
Fantane7741/
Fontham7713/
Fontaim779/
Vantham778/
Fantain778/
Fhantom774/
Fantaun774/
Fantomm774/
Fantôme772/
Phantam771/
Fonntam770/
Fanthan770/
Fountam770/
Fantahun7169,614/
Phantham711,708/
Fanthome71158/
Fantaine7121/
Fauntain715/
Vaintham715/
Fontaime712/
Faintain712/
Fanthomc711/
Fanthane711/
Fanthaun711/
Fountaim710/
Fanntain710/
Fauntane710/
Fontan6711,408/
Fanton676,637/
Vantan6744/
Vantom6725/
Fanthomme6722/
Phaintham676/
Fantassin674/
Fantón674/
Fauntaine672/
Fantonova672/
Famtan671/
Faintaine671/

Fantam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fantam in the Bengali language
ফান্তমphantama-
Fantam in the Hindi language
फन्तमphantama-
Fantam in the Marathi language
फान्तमphantama-

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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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  • 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 Fantam
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