Faïna Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Faïna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Faina (3,076), Faína (1), Faîna (1), Faiña (23), Faíña (2), Făina (1) & Faină (1) are calculated separately.
Faïna (11) may also be a first name.
Faïna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faïna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Faïna occurs most in Benin. It can appear as: Faina, Faína, Faîna, Faiña, Faíña, Făina or Faină. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Faïna? popularity and diffusion
Faïna is the 10,311,814th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Faïna are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Faïna is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 11 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin it is most frequent in: Ouémé Department, where 50 percent live and Plateau Department, where 50 percent live. Outside of Benin this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in France, where 33 percent live.
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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 Faïna
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