Fashanu Surname
Approximately 1,702 people bear this surname
Fashanu Surname User-submission:
The Fashanu surname means 'God have mercy'.
Fashanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,544 | 1:114,730 | 7,601 |
| England | 93 | 1:599,119 | 35,891 |
| United States | 41 | 1:8,840,462 | 379,649 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Fashanu (56) may also be a first name.
Fashanu Surname Meaning
Fashanu Demographics
Average Fashanu Salary in
United States
$39,417 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fashanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fashanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fashanu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fashanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 236,209th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,281,754 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Fashanu live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fashanu is also the 1,321,957th most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 56 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,544 people, or 1 in 114,730. In Nigeria Fashanu is mostly found in: Lagos, where 36 percent reside, Ogun, where 13 percent reside and Ekiti, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Fashanu Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Fashanu earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning $39,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.29% more than the national average, earning $59,269 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fasahanu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Fashaenu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fashaanu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fashannu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fasanu | 92 | 1,696 | / |
| Fasaanu | 86 | 363 | / |
| Fashonu | 86 | 24 | / |
| Faasanu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Fasahnu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Fasannu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Fasaunu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Faseanu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fasianu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fashenu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fassanu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fachanu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fasianou | 80 | 41 | / |
| Fasaaanu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vaishanu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fassanou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fasonu | 77 | 184 | / |
| Fasenu | 77 | 33 | / |
| Fazanu | 77 | 25 | / |
| Vasanu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Fashenhou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fasoinu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Veshanu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fassonu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fasenau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaisanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faseinu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Focheanu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Vassanou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Phachanut | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vesanu | 62 | 9 | / |
| Fosonu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vaceanu | 57 | 93 | / |
| Vesanau | 57 | 3 | / |
| Fosenou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vosanou | 57 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fashanu
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