Fantami Surname
Approximately 3,572 people bear this surname
Fantami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,400 | 1:52,101 | 3,991 |
| Niger | 159 | 1:120,705 | 4,714 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
Fantami (2,692) may also be a first name.
Fantami Demographics
Fantami Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Fantami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fantami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fantami is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fantami? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 127,074th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,040,186 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fantami are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 141,203rd most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 2,692 people.
Fantami is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,400 people, or 1 in 52,101. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Borno, where 67 percent are found, Yobe, where 26 percent are found and Imo, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 4 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Fantami Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Fantami surname is principally Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fanntami | 93 | 12 | / |
| Fantasmi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fantaami | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fantomi | 86 | 17 | / |
| Fantame | 86 | 11 | / |
| Fantama | 86 | 11 | / |
| Famtami | 86 | 2 | / |
| Vantami | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fantomie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fountami | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phantami | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phanthami | 75 | 6 | / |
| Phantamit | 75 | 5 | / |
| Phanthamit | 71 | 405 | / |
| Fantoma | 71 | 83 | / |
| Fantome | 71 | 80 | / |
| Fontama | 71 | 17 | / |
| Phanthamui | 71 | 14 | / |
| Vantomi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Fanteme | 71 | 5 | / |
| Fantôme | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vantemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fanthome | 67 | 158 | / |
| Fointama | 67 | 86 | / |
| Phanthamith | 67 | 18 | / |
| Phantama | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vantomie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phantemi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vantamay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fontaime | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fontamez | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vantamey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fantouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fantemme | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Fantami
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