Fanøy Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fanøy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanøy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway171:302,48730,120
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Fany (2,055) are calculated separately.

Fanøy Last Name Facts

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

Fanøy is found most frequently in Norway. It may be found in the variant forms: Fany. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanøy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fanøy is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Fanøy is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Fanøy live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 302,487. In Norway it is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 59 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 41 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Fanøy Last Name Statistics demography

Fanøy earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 17.56% less than the national average, earning 285,322 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fany962,055/
Fanny8033,546/
Fauny80307/
Fanyi80253/
Fanay80227/
Fanoy80194/
Fanyo8096/
Faney8093/
Feany8034/
Fanøe8022/
Fahny809/
Fainy803/
Fanuy801/
Fayny801/
Faany800/
Feanny73518/
Fatney73489/
Fanney73278/
Fannoy7398/
Fahnøe7361/
Fahney7351/
Fanaya7333/
Famney7324/
Faneyt7312/
Feaney7310/
Fainuy737/
Fatnay735/
Fayniy733/
Fainny732/
Faaney732/
Fainey732/
Fannny731/
Fahany731/
Fainoy731/
Fangoy731/
Faneyh731/
Fanayz731/
Fanioy731/
Fanaay731/
Fannyy731/
Faynay731/
Fangay731/
Faeney730/
Fannay730/
Faanay730/
Fauney730/
Fagney730/
Faunoy730/
Faniey730/
Feanay730/
Fane6769,181/
Fani6725,132/
Fana6713,765/
Fané671,704/
Fanh67240/
Fony67132/
Faneytt67108/
Faneyth6723/
Faignoy6720/
Fangaya6717/
Fanj676/
Fagnahy674/
Fainych674/
Faní673/
Fană672/
Feanney671/
Fanè671/
Feahney671/
Fainnyo671/
Fatimny671/
Fahanoy671/
Faihney670/
Fangney670/
Fahaney670/

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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 Fanøy
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