Fane is used as a family name or surname in Gaelic. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fane
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Gaelic
Meaning: From Fane, a temple, a church. Gaelic, Fann, faint, weak, feeble

How popular is Fane?

Fane is common in Mali.

Fane is ranked 11959 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Fanes plummeted by 2.854331 per cent to 987 since 2000 and slipped by 1786 spots and ranked at 25136. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 52.08 60.83
Black 38.5 30.51
Others 3.65 0
Hispanic or Latino 3.14 2.95
Fane is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Mali which signifies that it is originated from Mali. Around 44600 people have been found who wears Fane as their family name. Fane is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
101,066 Zimbabwe5
22,232 Morocco3
14,054 China3
1,647 Fiji3
12,161 Wales2
24,766 Scotland2
95,312 Argentina2
19,046 Ireland2
165,773 Belarus1
30,360 Thailand1
90,903 Moldova1
123,175 Tanzania1
174,544 Czech Republic1
50,549 Georgia1
7,191 Afghanistan1
37,493 Austria1
15,705 Cameroon1
49,101 Denmark1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
16,640 Hong Kong1
49,529 Israel1
17,575 Kuwait1
40,340 Malaysia1
11,510 Oman1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
36,678 Singapore1
14,644 Tunisia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
13,872 New Zealand43
344,912 India28
153,005 Ukraine22
42,407 Sweden22
12,878 Mauritania16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
34,872 Canada94
92,589 Brazil79
149,112 Russia68
78,184 Italy67
13,876 Norway52
Countries with hundreds of Fane:
33,060 United States879
3,725 Romania647
11,341 England549
707 Botswana470
30,009 France331
2,751 Burkina Faso246
59,024 Germany168
19,124 Australia134
39,125 South Africa128
73,983 Indonesia114
25,660 Spain105
Countries with thousands of Fane:
605 Ivory Coast4,091
330 Senegal1,733
Countries with ten thousands of Fane:
66 Mali34,473
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 17 years old workwoman Sally Fane who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on December 4, 1848 by Samuel Hicks put out from Liverpool. Ann Fane (7), 35 years old William Fane, 26 years old Michael Fane, 24 years old James Fane, Thomas Fane, aged 18, Mary Fane (20) Maid, 20 years old Bridget Fane, are others that migrated to US.

Fane Namesakes

  • John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland, Former Lord Privy Seal
  • Alan Faneca, Football player
  • Giovanni Fanello, Soccer player
  • Alison Fanelli, Actress
  • Julian Fane, Vocalist
  • George Fane, Politician
  • Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland, Earl of Westmorland
  • Sarah Fane, Countess of Westmorland, John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland's wife
  • Benjamin Faneuil Dunkin, Former Chief Justice
  • Vere Fane Benett-Stanford, Politician
  • Adam Fane characterized important character of Kevin in 2013 drama and romance movie In Bloom.

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