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 more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fuan is the 675,256th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. The surname Fuan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Fuan live; 52 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 14,281st most numerous first name worldwide, held by 67,684 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 270,589. In Malaysia Fuan is most frequent in: Selangor, where 71 percent are found, Sabah, where 11 percent are found and Kedah, where 5 percent are found. Other than Malaysia this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found.

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 surname rose 4,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fuan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fuan last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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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  • 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 Fuan
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