Fonani Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Fonani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Fonani (14) may also be a first name.
Fonani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fonani occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Fonani are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Fonani is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name worldwide, held by 14 people.
The surname Fonani is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Fonani is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 33 percent reside, Gauteng, where 33 percent reside and Western Cape, where 33 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Fonani is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent reside and Morocco, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fognani | 92 | 449 | / |
| Founani | 92 | 279 | / |
| Fonanih | 92 | 12 | / |
| Fonnani | 92 | 9 | / |
| Fanani | 83 | 12,981 | / |
| Fonane | 83 | 66 | / |
| Fonana | 83 | 12 | / |
| Fononi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Fonanyoyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fagnani | 77 | 5,385 | / |
| Fanhani | 77 | 514 | / |
| Fannani | 77 | 418 | / |
| Fananie | 77 | 163 | / |
| Fonooni | 77 | 39 | / |
| Fahnani | 77 | 30 | / |
| Fananni | 77 | 27 | / |
| Fananii | 77 | 18 | / |
| Fonouni | 77 | 12 | / |
| Fongoni | 77 | 12 | / |
| Founane | 77 | 10 | / |
| Fananis | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fanagni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fananai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fononni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fongane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonaina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonaine | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonanje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fannagni | 71 | 16 | / |
| Founouni | 71 | 14 | / |
| Fougnane | 71 | 9 | / |
| Fathnani | 71 | 4 | / |
| Foinnana | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ffatnani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fanangni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phognani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fatnanai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonatnez | 71 | 1 | / |
| Foneanez | 71 | 1 | / |
| Voynaniy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fannanhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fananaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fanangai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fangnani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonatnes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fotnaine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fonounie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fanana | 67 | 1,022 | / |
| Fanane | 67 | 638 | / |
| Fanoni | 67 | 405 | / |
| Fanany | 67 | 292 | / |
| Fannangni | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fañani | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fonona | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fanona | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foungnane | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Fonani
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