Fantao Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Fantao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fantao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Fantao (7,245) may also be a first name.

Fantao Last Name Facts

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

Fantao is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fantao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Fantao are found; 78 percent are found in South America and 78 percent are found in Luso-South America. Fantao is also the 75,902nd most numerous given name in the world, held by 7,245 people.

The last name Fantao is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 15,291,024. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Santa Catarina, where 57 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 14 percent reside and São Paulo, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Brazil this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in China, where 6 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fantaou9218/
Fontao832,012/
Vantao831/
Fasenntao805/
Vanthao779/
Fantouo772/
Phantao771/
Fantohou711,136/
Phanthao71163/
Fantayia714/
Phanhthao675/
Fontoa671/
Phanththao631/
Phontao626/
Fonteua621/
Fontoua621/
Phonthao57302/
Famtohou571/
Phonthahot501/

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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 Fantao
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