Fante Surname
Approximately 2,506 people bear this surname
Fante Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 971 | 1:220,468 | 8,543 |
| United States | 380 | 1:953,839 | 71,121 |
| Italy | 332 | 1:184,207 | 27,295 |
| Ecuador | 264 | 1:60,249 | 5,088 |
| Germany | 135 | 1:596,337 | 48,011 |
| Cameroon | 119 | 1:174,530 | 18,525 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Philippines | 28 | 1:3,615,651 | 151,287 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
The alternate forms: Fanté (3) are calculated separately.
Fante (2,887) may also be a first name.
Fante Demographics
Average Fante Salary in
United States
$51,496 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fante Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fante Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fante (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻧﺘﺎ, Hindi: फन्ते, Marathi: फंटे) is most common in Brazil. It can also occur as: Fanté. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fante? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 171,745th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,908,039 people. The last name Fante is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Fante live; 51 percent live in South America and 39 percent live in Luso-South America. Fante is also the 135,278th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 2,887 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 971 people, or 1 in 220,468. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 45 percent reside, Paraná, where 22 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Brazil this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Italy, where 13 percent reside.
Fante Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fante has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fante surname increased 1,727 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fante Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Fante last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Fante earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 31.2% less than the national average, earning €20,660 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.7% more than the national average, earning R 253,548 per year; in United States they earn 19.34% more than the national average, earning $51,496 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.1% more than the national average, earning $66,625 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fante Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fante in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﻧﺘﺎ | fanta | - |
| Fante in the Hindi language | ||
| फन्ते | phante | 87.5 |
| फंते | phante | 6.25 |
| फन्टे | phante | 2.5 |
| फान्टे | phante | 1.25 |
| फांटे | phante | 1.25 |
| फ़न्ते | fante | 1.25 |
| Fante in the Marathi language | ||
| फंटे | phante | 84.21 |
| फांटे | phante | 10.53 |
| फन्टे | phante | 2.63 |
| कांत | kanta | 2.63 |
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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 Fante
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