Fasanu Surname

236,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fasanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fasanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,6841:105,1927,069
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England41:13,929,515290,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fasanu (55) may also be a first name.

Fasanu Last Name Facts

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

Fasanu (Hindi: फसानू, Marathi: फसनु) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fasanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fasanu is the 236,849th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,296,902 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Fasanu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 55 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,684 people, or 1 in 105,192. In Nigeria Fasanu is most prevalent in: Ekiti, where 32 percent live, Osun, where 18 percent live and Ondo, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Fasanu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (89%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fashanu921,702/
Fasaanu92363/
Faasanu926/
Fasahnu925/
Fasannu925/
Fassanu921/
Fasaunu921/
Fasianu921/
Faseanu921/
Fasianou8641/
Fasaaanu865/
Fassanou862/
Fasahanu862/
Fashannu861/
Fashaanu861/
Fashaenu861/
Fasonu83184/
Fasenu8333/
Fazanu8325/
Fajanu8310/
Vasanu8310/
Fashonu7724/
Fasoinu775/
Fassonu773/
Faseinu771/
Fachanu771/
Fashenu771/
Vaisanu771/
Fasenau771/
Vassanou7115/
Vaishanu712/
Faijanus711/
Vesanu679/
Fosonu671/
Fashenhou671/

Fasanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fasanu in the Hindi language
फसानूphasanu-
Fasanu in the Marathi language
फसनुphasanu-

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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 Fasanu
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