Fantche Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Fantche Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fantche Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin291:356,40027,355
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Fantche (11) may also be a first name.

Fantche Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fantche occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fantche? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fantche is the 3,323,005th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Fantche is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fantche are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 11 people.

It is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 356,400. In Benin Fantche is most common in: Kouffo Department, where 93 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 3 percent are found and Mono Department, where 3 percent are found. Barring Benin it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fantcheu9341/
Fantchie931/
Fantcher930/
Fanche92181/
Fantch921/
Fantcha864/
Fancheh861/
Fantchi861/
Faintch861/
Fahnche861/
Fance83393/
Fanch8350/
Fontcheu801/
Fontchea801/
Fantchui801/
Pfantsch801/
Faunce772,148/
Fanchi77700/
Fancey77520/
Faunch77225/
Fanchy77139/
Fancea77136/
Fancie7729/
Fantke778/
Fantje775/
Fonche773/
Fantze771/
Fantse771/
Fanzhe771/
Vantce771/
Fontch771/
Fanchs770/
Feance770/
Fannce770/
Faince770/
Fainch770/
Pfauntsch7599/
Fantchaya751/
Fountcheu751/
Fanc7367/
Fontcha71242/
Fanchai7145/
Vantsch7115/
Fahncee715/
Fancies714/
Fontshe714/
Fantshi713/
Fancieh713/
Fancier713/
Foinche711/
Fonchea711/
Feinche711/
Fancihh711/
Fontchi711/
Fonchee711/
Founche711/
Fantseu711/
Pfantze710/
Fanncey710/
Fancy673,992/
Fonce67498/
Fantz67276/
Fanca67170/
Fanci6772/
Fants677/
Fonch675/
Fanze673/
Phanchey671/
Phanchee671/
Fauncier671/
Fontchio671/
Fancz671/
Fainc671/
Ffanc671/
Pfanc670/
Faunc670/

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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 Fantche
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