Fanya Surname

655,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Fanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1151:1,540,37258,295
Lesotho861:23,6344,787
Romania811:247,87523,462
Cameroon741:280,66326,698
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
England61:9,286,343223,652
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
China41:341,830,39216,990
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Fánya (1) are calculated separately.

Fanya (3,041) may also be a first name.

Fanya Last Name Facts

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

Fanya (Arabic: فنيا, Hindi: फनया) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Fánya. Click here for other possible spellings of Fanya.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 655,080th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 15,842,491 people. The surname Fanya is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Fanya reside; 26 percent reside in Central Africa and 26 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 130,989th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 3,041 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 1,540,372. In Nigeria Fanya is most prevalent in: Taraba, where 83 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent live and Benue, where 3 percent live. Beside Nigeria Fanya exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 19 percent live and Romania, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fánya931/
Fanyha9151/
Fanyae911/
Fanyaa911/
Famnya911/
Fannya911/
Fanyea911/
Fanyaj911/
Fanja805,446/
Fania802,272/
Fanea801,176/
Fanha80720/
Fonya80646/
Fagna80185/
Fanyo8096/
Fanjoy73788/
Phanya73648/
Fanjat73344/
Fanjas73227/
Fónyad73168/
Fagnia7375/
Fanias7362/
Faneau7355/
Faniah7351/
Faneha7331/
Vanyay7327/
Fangna7319/
Fahnia7315/
Fanhaa7313/
Fonyad7311/
Faniad7311/
Fasnia7310/
Faunia738/
Fannia737/
Fainia736/
Fanija736/
Fanjai735/
Faniha735/
Vanyah732/
Vanhya732/
Vanjya732/
Fanhai732/
Fagnad732/
Fonyah732/
Feunya732/
Faigna732/
Fainea731/
Fonyap731/
Fagnat731/
Fanhia731/
Fanjha731/
Fanioa731/
Fagnah731/
Fanjah731/
Fanhah731/
Fanjey731/
Fonyea731/
Fanjay731/
Fanioy731/
Fanjia731/
Fannha731/
Fagney730/
Vanyea730/
Faña67824/
Fanjaud67190/
Fathnia6785/
Fanjeau6747/
Faignoy6720/
Fonyadt6718/
Fangnia6713/
Fahnnia6711/
Fagnaud679/
Fanniah676/
Fangeau674/
Fainnyo671/
Phanhya671/
Fonaiya671/
Vanyayi671/
Fahniea671/
Fanjaux671/
Fagnaux671/
Fanagia671/
Fagnass670/
Fagnaut670/
Fangney670/

Fanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fanya in the Hindi language
फनयाphanaya-
Fanya in the Arabic language
فنياfnya-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fanya
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