Fantasia Surname

100,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Fantasia Surname Definition:

(Italian) Imagination, a name to describe an eccentric or insane person.

Fantasia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,2591:27,0724,837
United States1,1401:317,94629,031
Argentina3681:116,1519,810
Australia1711:157,87016,525
Brazil1391:1,540,10351,247
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
France711:935,531107,040
Israel611:140,28914,966
Canada411:898,67368,969
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
Venezuela291:1,041,52015,561
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Belgium201:574,83253,219
England151:3,714,537119,675
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Fantasía (5) & Fantasià (1) are calculated separately.

Fantasia (464) may also be a first name.

Fantasia Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Imagination, a name to describe an eccentric or insane person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Fantasia Last Name Facts

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

Fantasia is more commonly found in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Fantasía or Fantasià. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fantasia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fantasia is the 100,242nd most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,545,937 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Fantasia live; 51 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 395,684th most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 464 people.

Fantasia is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is held by 2,259 people, or 1 in 27,072. In Italy Fantasia is most common in: Lazio, where 32 percent are found, Apulia, where 21 percent are found and Campania, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Italy this last name exists in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Argentina, where 8 percent are found.

Fantasia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fantasia last name are 27.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80.49% registered with the party.

The amount Fantasia earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 10.06% more than the national average, earning €33,050 per year; in United States they earn 21.29% more than the national average, earning $52,336 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.19% less than the national average, earning $45,115 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fantasía965/
Fantasià961/
Fantasias941/
Fantashia940/
Fantesia8828/
Fantasea8817/
Fantacia887/
Vantasia886/
Fantasio884/
Fantaisa881/
Fantasai881/
Phantasia8210/
Fantaza8038/
Fontasa801/
Phantasa758/
Phanthasa71816/
Fantauzza7125/
Fantazyah711/
Fonteshia711/
Fantoso677/
Phanthasat671/

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