Fantchao Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Fantchao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 247 | 1:41,845 | 5,373 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Fantchao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fantchao Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fantchao occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fantchao? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,009,375th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fantchao reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Fantchao is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 41,845. In Benin Fantchao is mostly found in: Kouffo Department, where 96 percent reside, Zou Department, where 3 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 1 percent reside. Beside Benin this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 2 percent reside and Senegal, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fantchaho | 94 | 2 | / |
| Fantchaou | 94 | 1 | / |
| Fanchao | 93 | 3 | / |
| Fancao | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fanzhao | 80 | 4 | / |
| Phanchao | 75 | 31 | / |
| Foncao | 71 | 14 | / |
| Fontchoua | 71 | 8 | / |
| Phanchaiyo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Phancao | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fountchouo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonchoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phonchao | 63 | 1 | / |
| Phanchoho | 59 | 117 | / |
| Phanchaiya | 56 | 188 | / |
| Phonchaiyo | 56 | 12 | / |
| Fanzoua | 53 | 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 Fantchao
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