Fatunwase Surname

481,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Fatunwase Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fatunwase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6731:263,21415,076
England161:3,482,379114,324
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Fatunwase (17) may also be a first name.

Fatunwase Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fatunwase is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fatunwase? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 481,560th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,531,136 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Fatunwase live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fatunwase is also the 2,694,839th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 17 people.

Fatunwase is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 673 people, or 1 in 263,214. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Osun, where 34 percent are found, Lagos, where 19 percent are found and Oyo, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 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 Fatunwase
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