Fanyen Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Fanyen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 157 | 1:28,080 | 2,716 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Fanyen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fanyen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fanyen is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fanyen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,364,059th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname Fanyen is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Fanyen reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Liberia, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 28,080. In Liberia Fanyen is primarily concentrated in: Nimba County, where 68 percent live, Montserrado County, where 17 percent live and Margibi County, where 6 percent live. Barring Liberia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feanyen | 92 | 37 | / |
| Fahnyen | 92 | 6 | / |
| Fanyehn | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fangayen | 86 | 29 | / |
| Faneyten | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fanayene | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fanien | 83 | 241 | / |
| Fagnen | 83 | 221 | / |
| Fangen | 83 | 43 | / |
| Fanean | 83 | 15 | / |
| Fanyin | 83 | 8 | / |
| Fonyen | 83 | 3 | / |
| Faniyn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Faneen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Faneun | 83 | 0 | / |
| Faneytten | 80 | 3 | / |
| Faniyan | 77 | 737 | / |
| Fangoen | 77 | 568 | / |
| Fanyina | 77 | 185 | / |
| Vanoyen | 77 | 99 | / |
| Fanayan | 77 | 59 | / |
| Vaneyen | 77 | 36 | / |
| Fagnent | 77 | 34 | / |
| Fanieng | 77 | 21 | / |
| Fonayen | 77 | 13 | / |
| Fanyhyn | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vannyen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Faneian | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fanaien | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonyeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fagnien | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fanejin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fannean | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vanooyen | 71 | 232 | / |
| Fanngoen | 71 | 58 | / |
| Faineant | 71 | 26 | / |
| Vannuyen | 71 | 19 | / |
| Fannayon | 71 | 12 | / |
| Fangnien | 71 | 11 | / |
| Vanhuyen | 71 | 5 | / |
| Fanihene | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fanyhyna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fanjiene | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vanneyen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fannhoen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faungoen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faniyann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faniesin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foneyene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fainienė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faignene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faynuyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanhayen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fanoun | 67 | 198 | / |
| Fongen | 67 | 90 | / |
| Fanhin | 67 | 31 | / |
| Vanien | 67 | 27 | / |
| Fanyim | 67 | 27 | / |
| Vanein | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fanhem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Faneitten | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vanean | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vanneuyen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vanjen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fanjin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vanyyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonyem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fanain | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Fanyen
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