Fuan Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Fuan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1091:270,58915,097
Indonesia961:1,377,59694,593
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fuan (67,684) may also be a first name.

Fuan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fuan (Hindi: फुआन, Russian: Фуан) is found most in Malaysia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fuan is the 675,256th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Fuan live; 52 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Fuan is also the 14,281st most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 67,684 people.

The surname Fuan is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 270,589. In Malaysia Fuan is most numerous in: Selangor, where 71 percent live, Sabah, where 11 percent live and Kedah, where 5 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.

Fuan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fuan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fuan last name increased 4,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fuan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fuan surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

Fuan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.83% less than the national average, earning $36,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fuang8994/
Fuane8926/
Fuand8919/
Fuant891/
Fuahn891/
Fuann890/
Fuatin8013/
Fuaina806/
Fouhan802/
Fuhang801/
Fuasen801/
Fuagne801/
Fuhane801/
Buan7519,501/
Vuan751,952/
Fwan751,365/
Fuam75150/
Fuon754/
Fouhane73378/
Fouhang731/
Phuan675,221/
Vuanh67343/
Fuong67225/
Buahn67221/
Fuhon67143/
Buaan6728/
Fwane6727/
Vuann676/
Fuamd675/
Fwann675/
Fwain672/
Vuaan671/
Fwuon671/
Fuosn671/
Fuonn671/
Fwanh671/

Fuan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fuan in the Hindi language
फुआनphu'ana33.33
फुआंphu'am33.33
फुअनphu'ana33.33
Fuan in the Russian language
Фуанfuan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fuan
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