Fatunla Surname

303,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fatunla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fatunla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2201:145,1999,251
England151:3,714,537119,675
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Fatunla (20) may also be a first name.

Fatunla Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fatunla has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fatunla? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 303,021st most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,820,724 people. Fatunla occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Fatunla are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 20 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,220 people, or 1 in 145,199. In Nigeria Fatunla is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 61 percent are found, Ondo, where 13 percent are found and Lagos, where 9 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Fatunla occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Fatunla Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Fatunla last name is predominantly Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

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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 Fatunla
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