Fanten Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Fanten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Fanten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fanten is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanten? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fanten is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Fanten reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Fanten is most frequently used in Italy, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 61,156,688. Aside from Italy this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 percent are found and Lesotho, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanteng9250/
Fainten923/
Fantien921/
Faanten920/
Fantn912/
Pfanteen860/
Fantin8312,415/
Fonten83488/
Fantem83306/
Fantín834/
Fantyn834/
Vanten834/
Fantina77328/
Fanting7739/
Vantien7722/
Fonteng7713/
Founten777/
Fontent775/
Vanthen775/
Fanttin773/
Vantten773/
Fontien773/
Vantoen772/
Fantion772/
Vantuen772/
Phanten771/
Vanteen771/
Fantyna771/
Feunten771/
Feinten770/
Fonteen770/
Fauntin770/
Faintin770/
Fontenne7130/
Phanthen714/
Phantaen714/
Phantien713/
Vanthien713/
Vanthoen713/
Fantinne712/
Fontendt712/
Founteun711/
Founteng711/
Vanthuen711/
Fountien711/
Fountenn710/
Vanthenn710/
Fontem67919/
Fontin67638/
Vantin67517/
Fantim67471/
Fontyn67440/
Phanthaen6792/
Fontenova6789/
Vonten6719/
Vantyn676/
Fontén673/
Fantínová672/
Vanthn672/
Fantinova672/
Vantén672/
Fontne671/
Phantn671/
Famtem671/
Faundtion671/
Fountn670/

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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 Fanten
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