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 most common in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fantam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Fantam are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fantam is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 26 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Fantam is most common in: Benue, where 67 percent are found, Borno, where 17 percent are found and Yobe, where 17 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Fantam occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 18 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Fantam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fantam has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Fantam surname 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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