Fábian Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Fábian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fábian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia361:148,23526,596
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Fabian (149,028), Fábián (14,794), Fabián (1,145), Fabiàn (5), Fabían (2), Fabiañ (1), Fãbiãn (1), Fàbiàn (1) & Fabíán (1) are calculated separately.

Fábian (10) may also be a first name.

Fábian Last Name Facts

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

Fábian is most common in Slovakia. It may be rendered as a variant: Fabian, Fábián, Fabián, Fabiàn, Fabían, Fabiañ, Fãbiãn, Fàbiàn or Fabíán. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fábian? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Fábian live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Slovakia, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 148,235. In Slovakia Fábian is most common in: Košice Region, where 53 percent reside, Trnava Region, where 25 percent reside and Prešov Region, where 11 percent reside. Other than Slovakia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 9 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fabian94149,028/
Fábián9414,794/
Fabián891,145/
Fabiàn895/
Fabían892/
Fabiañ891/
Fãbiãn891/
Fàbiàn891/
Fobian83760/
Fabíán831/
Fábianová8071/
Fabijan771,175/
Fabiane77731/
Faibian7720/
Fábiján7716/
Feibian7712/
Faubian7712/
Fabiann779/
Fabihan777/
Fasbian773/
Fhabian772/
Fabiean772/
Fabioan772/
Faabian771/
Fabiaan771/
Fobijan771/
Fabiant771/
Fobiane771/
Faybian770/
Fabianne7113/
Fobijang714/
Fhabiane711/
Fabianová672,032/
Fabjan671,315/
Favian671,168/
Fabyan67597/
Fabean67202/
Fabianova67166/
Fabion67130/
Fabiam6753/
Fábiánová6753/
Vobian6726/
Fobean6724/
Fábján6721/
Fobion6711/
Fovian672/
Fábião672/
Vabian671/

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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 Fábian
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