Fanto Surname

247,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Fanto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4721:375,30220,004
United States3691:982,27472,839
Indonesia1911:692,40453,816
Italy1241:493,19950,350
Benin791:130,83014,100
Australia601:449,92835,109
Argentina601:712,39048,679
Philippines541:1,874,782115,801
France441:1,509,607143,950
Ivory Coast381:607,13817,958
Niger161:1,199,50125,520
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984

The alternate forms: Fantó (14) & Fantò (7) are calculated separately.

Fanto (1,522) may also be a first name.

Fanto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fanto (Hindi: फन्तो, Russian: Фанто) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Fantó or Fantò. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 247,845th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,543,358 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Fanto live; 38 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fanto is also the 198,959th most common first name internationally, held by 1,522 people.

The surname Fanto is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 472 people, or 1 in 375,302. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Plateau, where 94 percent reside, Oyo, where 1 percent reside and Lagos, where 1 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.

Fanto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fanto surname are 1.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fanto earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 29.03% more than the national average, earning €38,748 per year and in United States they earn 19.57% more than the national average, earning $51,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fantó9314/
Fantò937/
Fantou91338/
Fantos9129/
Fantop9128/
Fantoo9111/
Fantoh913/
Fantoy912/
Fantoi911/
Fantuo911/
Feanto910/
Fanthou83148/
Fantozz8348/
Fantosh8312/
Fasento8312/
Fantouh834/
Fantous833/
Facinto833/
Fantoos831/
Fantouz831/
Fanta8060,678/
Vanto801,299/
Fonto80527/
Fantaová771/
Facintho771/
Phanto73262/
Fontoh73149/
Fantaz73111/
Fontos73109/
Vantho7349/
Fantau7337/
Fantha7332/
Fontoš7331/
Fantas7327/
Fantah7314/
Fannta7312/
Vantoo7311/
Fontou739/
Fantat737/
Fainta735/
Fontoi733/
Founto733/
Fanteu732/
Faanta732/
Vantoy731/
Fontoa731/
Vantoi731/
Fhanta731/
Fantta731/
Feinto731/
Fondto731/
Faunta730/
Fontosh67397/
Phantho67184/
Fountos67174/
Fountou67168/
Vahanto6744/
Pheanto6740/
Facenta6738/
Fontooh6711/
Foyntos675/
Phantoo674/
Fasenta674/
Faintap673/
Vanthuo672/
Fanthap671/
Vanthoy671/
Fantaus671/
Facinta671/
Fauntah671/
Fahanta671/
Fontouh671/
Feuntou671/
Vanthoo671/
Phantoi671/
Phantoy671/

Fanto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fanto in the Hindi language
फन्तोphanto73.08
फंतोphanto11.54
फान्तोphanto7.69
फन्टोphanto3.85
फांतोphanto3.85
Fanto in the Russian language
Фантоfanto-

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