Fanyou Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Fanyou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanyou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Fanyou (9,051) may also be a first name.

Fanyou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fanyou is carried by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fanyou.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanyou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 55 percent of Fanyou reside; 52 percent reside in East Asia and 52 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 65,447th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 9,051 people.

It is most numerous in Taiwan, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,953,729. In Taiwan Fanyou is primarily found in: New Taipei City, where 33 percent live, Taoyuan City, where 33 percent live and Hualien County, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Taiwan this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 34 percent live and China, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanyu9161/
Fagnou83328/
Fanhou83304/
Faniou8326/
Fanyuy8320/
Fanjou832/
Fanyuh832/
Fonyou831/
Fanyau831/
Fainoiu7740/
Fagnoux7725/
Fangnou7719/
Fanjoux7712/
Faignou779/
Fannyuy772/
Fanihou771/
Fannhou771/
Fauniou771/
Faniu7370/
Fanhu7313/
Fanho739/
Fanju734/
Fagnu733/
Fonyu731/
Fagnihou7111/
Fannihou711/
Fanaayut711/
Fanehout710/
Fonyuy673,374/
Faniju6786/
Faneau6755/
Fonjou6720/
Fagnui6720/
Vanuyu6712/
Fanius6710/
Fangnihou677/
Vhanyu676/
Faynju673/
Vanoju673/
Fognou672/
Fonhou672/
Fangnu672/
Faniau672/
Vaniou671/
Faneoe671/
Foinyu671/
Fanhui671/
Phanyu671/
Fanjiu671/

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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 Fanyou
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis