Fantaye Surname

4,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Fantaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fantaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia126,0471:774128
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Liberia441:100,1947,994
England171:3,277,533109,658
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Fantaye (94,385) may also be a first name.

Fantaye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fantaye is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fantaye.

How Common Is The Last Name Fantaye? popularity and diffusion

Fantaye is the 4,457th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 57,738 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fantaye are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 10,721st most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 94,385 people.

The surname Fantaye is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 126,047 people, or 1 in 774. Outside of Ethiopia this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Liberia, where 0 percent reside.

Fantaye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fantaye last name are 40.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.75% registered to vote for the party.

Fantaye earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.26% less than the national average, earning $37,427 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fantayie931,610/
Fantaiye931/
Fantay921,483/
Fantye9237/
Fantae925/
Fantaya8622/
Fantayi869/
Fantaie862/
Fantawe861/
Fantahue801/
Vantay77185/
Fantei77145/
Fantea7791/
Fantie7761/
Fantau7737/
Fantai776/
Fantue774/
Fontay774/
Fantoy772/
Fanteu772/
Fantuy771/
Fantee771/
Fantey770/
Fantoei71260/
Phantay7117/
Fantiya7112/
Fantoyo718/
Phantae716/
Vantaya715/
Fantahu715/
Fontaya713/
Fantoja713/
Fontaie712/
Fanteya711/
Fantoyi711/
Fantaus711/
Fahntoe711/
Vantaay711/
Fanteux710/
Fasintei6744/
Fantiyas6734/
Phanthay6716/
Faintaha6711/
Fanthiya677/
Fantauzz671/
Vanthaya671/
Vantawee671/
Fanteyoh671/
Fantiyah671/

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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
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  • 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 Fantaye
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