Fante Surname

171,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Fante Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fante Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil9711:220,4688,543
United States3801:953,83971,121
Italy3321:184,20727,295
Ecuador2641:60,2495,088
Germany1351:596,33748,011
Cameroon1191:174,53018,525
India561:13,697,596234,369
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England161:3,482,379114,324
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
France91:7,380,302306,885
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Fanté (3) are calculated separately.

Fante (2,887) may also be a first name.

Fante Last Name Facts

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

Fante (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻧﺘﺎ, Hindi: फन्ते, Marathi: फंटे) is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Fanté. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fante? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 171,745th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,908,039 people. Fante is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Fante are found; 51 percent are found in South America and 39 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 135,278th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 2,887 people.

This surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 971 people, or 1 in 220,468. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 45 percent are found, Paraná, where 22 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 13 percent are found. Besides Brazil Fante exists in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Italy, where 13 percent are found.

Fante Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fante has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fante last name expanded 1,727 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fante Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fante surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanté933/
Fanter91698/
Fantei91145/
Fantes91114/
Fantea9191/
Fantie9161/
Pfante9144/
Fantet9134/
Faunte917/
Fantje915/
Fainte912/
Fanteh912/
Fanteu912/
Fantee911/
Fanthe911/
Fantey910/
Fant897,505/
Facente83612/
Fainter83224/
Fanthep8323/
Fainete8311/
Fanther839/
Fasinte832/
Faynete832/
Fandthe830/
Fantter830/
Facinte830/
Fanta8060,678/
Fonte8016,080/
Fanti8011,414/
Faint801,500/
Vante80978/
Faunt80555/
Fanty80314/
Fanth8064/
Fandt8018/
Fantt8010/
Fants807/
Famte802/
Pfant800/
Faant800/
Fasintei7744/
Facinter7710/
Fassente777/
Feamnter771/
Faanteer771/
Fontes7396,057/
Fantay731,483/
Fantis73372/
Fontez73293/
Pfantz73290/
Phante73168/
Fonteh73149/
Feinte73133/
Fontie7360/
Fanthi7354/
Fantyš7343/
Fontep7343/
Fantio7342/
Fantha7332/
Fantti7331/
Vantey7331/
Faynet7331/
Pfandt7329/
Fantiš7328/
Fainet7326/
Fantys7324/
Fonter7318/
Fantip7317/
Faindt7316/
Fontet7316/
Fajndt7315/
Vantee7314/
Fantty7314/
Vantie7314/
Fannta7312/
Fontte7310/
Pfanty739/
Fantai736/
Fainty736/
Fainta735/
Vanthe734/
Fontey733/
Fauntz733/
Vantte733/
Fantoy732/
Fantiy732/
Fanthy732/
Faanta732/
Pfants731/
Fhanta731/
Fantch731/
Fantui731/
Facent731/
Fontei731/
Fantit731/
Ffanti731/
Fannti731/
Fontea731/
Fantta731/
Fonthe731/
Fahant731/
Vanteu731/
Fantii731/
Fantoi731/
Fantuy731/
Pfonte730/
Faunts730/
Faunta730/
Fontee730/
Font6732,892/
Fand674,684/
Vant672,861/
Fantová671,070/
Fantova67462/
Fantich67149/
Fonteez6762/
Fantych6749/
Fountea6736/
Fantaya6722/
Phanter6721/
Fointeh6714/
Facenti6713/
Phanthe6710/
Vanthie6710/
Fatemte679/
Phantes676/
Fuontes673/
Founter673/
Vhantte672/
Faisent672/
Famt672/
Fonttes672/
Fonteer672/
Phantea672/
Faintch671/
Fountez671/
Fonteas671/
Feinter671/
Ffontes671/
Facemte671/
Feintes671/
Fontees671/
Fonteuh671/
Fontech671/
Founteh671/
Phantee671/
Fainhet671/
Fassint670/
Pfontte670/
Fointer670/

Fante Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fante in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﻧﺘﺎfanta-
Fante in the Hindi language
फन्तेphante87.5
फंतेphante6.25
फन्टेphante2.5
फान्टेphante1.25
फांटेphante1.25
फ़न्तेfante1.25
Fante in the Marathi language
फंटेphante84.21
फांटेphante10.53
फन्टेphante2.63
कांतkanta2.63

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