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 last name Fonani is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fonani is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Fonani occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Fonani live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname Fonani is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 33 percent live, Gauteng, where 33 percent live and Western Cape, where 33 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent live and Morocco, where 20 percent live.
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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