Fanyama Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Fanyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Fanyama (67) may also be a first name.
Fanyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fanyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fanyama is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fanyama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fanyama is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Fanyama occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fanyama live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fanyama is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 67 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Fanyama is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fanyamma | 93 | 3 | / |
| Vanyama | 86 | 15 | / |
| Fonyama | 86 | 13 | / |
| Fanjama | 86 | 2 | / |
| Fagnama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fomnyama | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vaniama | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fagname | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fagnami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fanhame | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vanjamma | 67 | 21 | / |
| Phonyama | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fagnouma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaniamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanhamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phanjama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanehama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanijamma | 63 | 5 | / |
| Faniomi | 57 | 160 | / |
| Fagnomi | 57 | 11 | / |
| Vanjami | 57 | 2 | / |
| Faniome | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vonjama | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vanyome | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phamjama | 53 | 1 | / |
| Fonhomma | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vanijami | 53 | 1 | / |
| Phonyomma | 50 | 278 | / |
| Vainiomaa | 50 | 7 | / |
| Phanyomit | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Fanyama
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