Le Fanu Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Le Fanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Le Fanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:1,428,66862,556
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Le Fanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Le Fanu is found most frequently in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Le Fanu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,580,327th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Le Fanu live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 1,428,668. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 51 percent reside, Suffolk, where 21 percent reside and Bedfordshire, where 13 percent reside. Barring England Le Fanu occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Fanue9315/
Lefanu9212/
Le Fan927/
Le Fann861/
Lee Fan861/
Lefan83368/
Leffanue8018/
Le Van771,396/
Lefani771,094/
Lefian77709/
Lefaan77451/
Lefano7780/
Lefana7739/
Lefean7714/
Lefane779/
lo Fan775/
Luefan774/
Leefan773/
Lefann772/
Leifan772/
Le Fen772/
La Fan771/
Lefain771/
Leafan771/
Le Fin771/
Leffan770/
Lefaun770/
Lfnu731/
Lefoane71168/
Hlefane7138/
Leveanu7134/
Lefenau7131/
Hlefana7123/
Lee Fon7123/
Lefiana7118/
Lefinau7118/
Lefaone7113/
Le Phan7111/
Hlefani7111/
Liveanu7110/
Le Vann717/
Levianu716/
Lufuanu714/
Leafana714/
Lefiani713/
Leofaan712/
Le Vahn712/
Leffane712/
Levanou712/
Luy Fan712/
Lefeane712/
Lee Fen712/
Luevanu711/
Loveanu711/
Liu Fan711/
Lefaani711/
Lefanya711/
Lefayne711/
La Fian711/
Leao Fiani711/
Le Vain711/
Lue Fon711/
Lie Fun711/
Le van Huy711/
Lee Fun711/
La Fane710/
Lefaine710/
Le Feon710/
Levan6716,673/
Leoveanu671,157/
Lefin671,072/
Lefawane67543/
Lefno67333/
Lefnaoui67190/
Lifan67121/
Lee Foon67107/
Lafan6777/
Lufan6775/
Lefon6774/
Lefowane6773/
Lefaoane6761/
Lfani6760/
Lefawana6760/
Lefen6733/
Lefowana6722/
Lefiyana6719/
Lyfan6719/
Liofanua6718/
Lefooana6717/
Lofan6715/
Lefhoane674/
Liao Fan673/
Le Venou672/
Lefne672/
Lioveanu672/
Lefni672/
Le Vanna671/
Lefun671/
Le Fenni671/
Leivanou671/
Lefín671/
Leff Ani671/
Levanhuy671/
Levannou671/
Lfhan671/
Lee Fynn671/
Lefaoana671/
L Van670/
La Faune670/
Le Feone670/
Le Feona670/
Le Vaine670/
La Venu571/

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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 Le Fanu
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