Fanvi Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Fanvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanvi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin111:939,60046,216
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Fanvi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fanvi is found most in Benin. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanvi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Fanvi are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Fanvi is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 939,600. In Benin Fanvi is most common in: Zou Department, where 55 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 9 percent reside and Collines Department, where 9 percent reside. Not including Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanvie9110/
Fanvei911/
Fanvio911/
Fanvhiy831/
Fanwi80544/
Fanui8051/
Vanvi8011/
Fanbi806/
Fanve803/
Fanwei7325/
Fahnwi7323/
Fagnui7320/
Fainui7320/
Fanwie7315/
Vanvai739/
Fanuis734/
Fanwai733/
Fanwui733/
Fanbui733/
Fanbid732/
Famvie732/
Fainwi732/
Fanbai732/
Vanvie731/
Fanwip731/
Fenvie731/
Fahnui731/
Fanvej731/
Fannwi731/
Fanhui731/
Fanver730/
Fanvet730/
Fainveits7124/
Fanouhi6712/
Fatinbi673/
Fangnui672/
Fahgnui671/
Fahanwi671/
Fagnuih671/
Fagnuie671/
Fanbais671/

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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 Fanvi
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