Fantiso Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Fantiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fantiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho391:52,1178,022
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171

Fantiso (15) may also be a first name.

Fantiso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fantiso occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fantiso.

How Common Is The Last Name Fantiso? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,918,812th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name Fantiso is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fantiso are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Fantiso is also the 2,900,335th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

The surname Fantiso is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 52,117. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 97 percent live and Maseru District, where 3 percent live. Not including Lesotho this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 34 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 24 percent live.

Fantiso Last Name Statistics demography

Fantiso earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.6% less than the national average, earning R 43,716 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanteso86354/
Fantisa8616/
Fantisia804/
Fontioso801/
Fantaisa801/
Fantezo7112/
Fantuzo715/
Fontuso712/
Fantica712/
Fontijo711/
Fontico710/
Fantuzzo67290/
Vantusso6765/
Fantesia6728/
Fantezia6712/
Vantisah673/
Fantizia671/
Phantisa671/
Vantisha671/
Fantayzzo631/
Fontiza5735/
Fanteza5715/
Fontusa572/
Fontesa571/
Fontuzo571/
Fontejo571/
Fontessa5362/
Phantusa536/
Fonticha534/
Fontecia532/
Fontesha532/
Fontejos531/
Fontecho531/
Vantesha531/
Fontaica530/
Phanthusa50188/
Phonthisa501/

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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 Fantiso
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