Fanthom Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Fanthom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanthom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1581:352,64625,413
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534

Fanthom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fanthom is found most in England. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Fanthom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanthom? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,214,709th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Fanthom reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 352,646. In England Fanthom is mostly concentrated in: West Midlands, where 59 percent reside, Greater London, where 11 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 9 percent reside. Barring England Fanthom exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 15 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Fanthom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fanthom has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Fanthom surname expanded 1,129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanthome93158/
Fanthomc931/
Fantom92952/
Fanthomme8822/
Fantham86402/
Fantome8680/
Fantomm864/
Fhantom864/
Fanthum861/
Phanthom80155/
Faintham8022/
Fanthong806/
Fanthoun801/
Fanton776,637/
Fantum7737/
Vantom7725/
Fantam7711/
Fantone712,046/
Phantom7175/
Fontham7113/
Vanthon7113/
Fantame7111/
Fantong718/
Vantham718/
Fontome714/
Fantoin713/
Fantôme712/
Fainton712/
Fhantam711/
Fantume711/
Vantoum711/
Vanthum711/
Faintam711/
Fanntum711/
Faynton710/
Faunton710/
Fanthan710/
Phantham671,708/
Phanthon67735/
Phonthom67279/
Phanthum67133/
Fonthong6759/
Vaintham675/
Phantome673/
Vanthuon672/
Fanthane671/
Phantomg671/
Phantoom671/
Fanthaun671/
Fauntoin670/

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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 Fanthom
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