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) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fasanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 236,849th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,296,902 people. The surname Fasanu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Fasanu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fasanu is also the 1,336,256th most commonly occurring given name globally, held by 55 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,684 people, or 1 in 105,192. In Nigeria Fasanu is most numerous in: Ekiti, where 32 percent are found, Osun, where 18 percent are found and Ondo, where 14 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Fasanu exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Fasanu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Fasanu last name is principally 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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