Fatanga Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fatanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fatanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Fatanga Last Name Facts

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

Fatanga is most common in Cameroon. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fatanga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fatanga live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Fatanga is most common in: Far North Region, where 67 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 33 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Fatanga exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 40 percent are found.

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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 Fatanga
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