Fetanu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Fetanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fetanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Fetanu (7) may also be a first name.

Fetanu Last Name Facts

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

Fetanu is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fetanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fetanu is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Fetanu reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Fetanu is also the 4,548,448th most widespread forename world-wide, held by 7 people.

Fetanu is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 97,546,262. Besides Ethiopia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 33 percent are found and Romania, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feteanu9242/
Fetenu832,576/
Fitanu8322/
Fotanu8310/
Vetanu831/
Veteanu7760/
Fietonu775/
Fitanou773/
Fitanui771/
Fathanu771/
Fitangou713/
Fietenou711/
Fotonu6711/
Vitanu677/
Fatonu673/
Phetthanu671/
Vatanu671/
Faatonu629/
Fatonou626/
Vytanou625/
Vitanou624/
Votanou621/
Faitonu621/
Vatanau621/
Vataanu621/
Fateenu621/
Phatanu621/
Vișteanu5755/
Fa'atonu5712/
Voiteanu572/
Fotounou571/
Fatonhou571/
Phathanu571/
Fistonuch531/
Vitenu507/
Phetthanoo501/
Phidthanou501/

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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 Fetanu
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