Fantohou Surname

326,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Fantohou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Fantohou Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,1331:9,1221,268
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Fantohou Last Name Facts

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

Fantohou is most common in Benin. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fantohou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 326,995th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,415,093 people. Fantohou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fantohou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 1,133 people, or 1 in 9,122. In Benin Fantohou is most common in: Kouffo Department, where 86 percent live, Zou Department, where 4 percent live and Mono Department, where 4 percent live. Other than Benin this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fantohoue942/
Famtohou881/
Fantaou8018/
Fantouo802/
Fantahue751/
Fantao7118/
Vantoiu671/
Fontoua671/
Fasenntao595/
Fontao572,012/
Fontoa571/
Vantao571/
Vantoai5316/
Vanthao539/
Fonteua531/
Phantao531/
Vântoiu531/
Phanthao50163/
Vantoaia5037/
Fantasea5017/
Phantaeu501/
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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 Fantohou
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