Fapetu Surname

482,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fapetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fapetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6721:263,60515,096
United States101:36,245,893832,629
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England31:18,572,686338,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Fapetu (10) may also be a first name.

Fapetu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fapetu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Fapetu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fapetu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fapetu is the 482,629th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,561,661 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Fapetu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fapetu is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name globally, held by 10 people.

The surname Fapetu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 672 people, or 1 in 263,605. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 59 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Ekiti, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Fapetu Last Name Statistics demography

Fapetu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.87% less than the national average, earning $36,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fapetus921/
Fapet919/
Faipet8310/
Faputu833/
Fabetu831/
Fepetu831/
Fouapet771/
Fopeteu771/
Fapetey771/
Fabet7343/
Febtu7316/
Fapat7312/
Fepet7311/
Fopet731/
Fapit731/
Fapta731/
Fapte731/
Vapet731/
Fabtu731/
Faupt730/
Fopetouo711/
Fabeat67232/
Faubet67173/
Faipot6757/
Febutu6741/
Fpt6725/
Fabeto6719/
Faputi6719/
Fabeta6717/
Fahput6711/
Fapade6710/
Vapuet6710/
Fapate679/
Faiput676/
Faibet675/
Vapeta675/
Vapatu674/
Fopete672/
Foptue672/
Fiabet672/
Vaputu671/
Fabitu671/
Fepotu671/
Fapati671/
Fubetu671/
Fapute671/
Fobatu671/
Fipete671/
Foypet671/
Fapudi671/
Fabuet671/
Fopateu621/
Vappattu579/
Feupateu571/

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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 Fapetu
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