Fantaou Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Fantaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Fantaou (1,638) may also be a first name.
Fantaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fantaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fantaou is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fantaou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Fantaou reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Fantaou is also the 190,505th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 1,638 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,128,942. In Niger it is primarily found in: Diffa Region, where 88 percent live and Zinder Region, where 12 percent live. Beside Niger it exists in one country. It also occurs in Greece, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fantao | 92 | 18 | / |
| Fantouo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Fantohou | 80 | 1,136 | / |
| Fantahue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fontao | 77 | 2,012 | / |
| Vantao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fasenntao | 75 | 5 | / |
| Fantohoue | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vanthao | 71 | 9 | / |
| Phantao | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vantoiu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fontoua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phanthao | 67 | 163 | / |
| Fantasea | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fantayia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Famtohou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phanhthao | 63 | 5 | / |
| Fantasiya | 63 | 2 | / |
| Fontoa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Phanththao | 59 | 1 | / |
| Vantoai | 57 | 16 | / |
| Phontao | 57 | 6 | / |
| Vântoiu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phonthao | 53 | 302 | / |
| Vantoaia | 53 | 37 | / |
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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 Fantaou
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