Fanyin Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Fanyin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanyin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fanyin (3,945) may also be a first name.

Fanyin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fanyin occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanyin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Fanyin occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Fanyin are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fanyin is also the 111,386th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 3,945 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 6,755,173. Besides Ghana it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 25 percent are found and Benin, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanyina92185/
Fanien83241/
Fanyen83162/
Fanhin8331/
Fanyim8327/
Fanjin833/
Faniyn831/
Feanyen7737/
Fanieng7721/
Fahnyen776/
Fanyhyn774/
Fanjing774/
Faniina771/
Fonying771/
Fagnien771/
Fanyehn771/
Fangnien7111/
Fanihene713/
Fanyhyna712/
Fanjiene712/
Faniesin711/
Fagnihin711/
Fagnen67221/
Fangen6743/
Vanien6727/
Vaniin679/
Vanjin674/
Fonyen673/
Fonjin671/
Vanyyn671/
Foniin671/

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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 Fanyin
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