Fantham Surname

723,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Fantham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fantham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1851:301,17922,911
New Zealand901:50,3158,125
Canada491:751,95159,756
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Wales151:206,30213,003
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113

Fantham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fantham is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fantham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 723,769th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 18,128,224 people. The surname Fantham occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Fantham are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Fantham is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 301,179. In England Fantham is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 15 percent are found, Greater London, where 13 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 10 percent are found. Beside England this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Fantham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fantham has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Fantham last name rose 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fantham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fantham surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Fantham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.39% less than the national average, earning R 148,776 per year; in United States they earn 23.12% more than the national average, earning $53,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.8% more than the national average, earning $55,546 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faintham9322/
Fantam9211/
Fanthom86193/
Fontham8613/
Fantame8611/
Vantham868/
Fhantam861/
Faintam861/
Fanthan860/
Phantham801,708/
Fanthome80158/
Vaintham805/
Fanthomc801/
Fanthane801/
Fanthaun801/
Fantom77952/
Fantan77107/
Vantam77107/
Fontam7718/
Fanthomme7522/
Phaintham756/
Fantang71172/
Vanthan71124/
Fantome7180/
Fantane7141/
Fontaim719/
Fantain718/
Fhantom714/
Fantaun714/
Fantomm714/
Fantôme712/
Phantam711/
Fonntam710/
Fountam710/
Fantahun6769,614/
Phontham671,707/
Phanthom67155/
Vanthanh6725/
Fantaine6721/
Phachentham6714/
Phanthan6710/
Fontheim6710/
Fanthong676/
Fonthang675/
Fauntain675/
Fachenthang674/
Faintain672/
Fontaime672/
Fanthoun671/
Vanthahn671/
Vannthan671/
Vanthann671/
Fountaim670/
Fanntain670/
Fauntane670/

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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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  • 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 Fantham
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