Fano is used as a family name or surname in Italy. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fano
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Italy
Meaning:

Is variant of Fantasia. Imagination, a name to describe an eccentric or insane person.

How popular is Fano?

Fano is common in Philippines, Peru, Italy, United States, Spain, Mexico, Argentina.

Fano is ranked 75037 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Fanos grew by 21.43 per cent to 493 since 2000 and ranked 43732 after elevating 5044 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 58.22 64.78
Hispanic or Latino 19.68 15.52
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 17.24 14.29
Others 3.65 3.69
Black 1.22 0
Fano is quite popular family name mostly used in Philippines however American Samoa is ahead in terms of density. Around 6547 people have been found who wears Fano as their family name. Fano is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Fano:
7,933 Philippines2,086
Countries with hundreds of Fano:
3,811 Peru763
16,026 Italy657
45,753 United States654
6,615 Spain618
8,341 Mexico284
15,343 Argentina233
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
41 American Samoa94
62,206 Germany93
12,155 Slovakia85
98,127 France81
82,261 Nigeria71
127,068 Indonesia65
78,323 Ukraine64
19,694 Papua New Guinea57
79,223 DR Congo55
108,359 Brazil54
10,354 Niger53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,074 Taiwan43
66,382 Canada43
12,075 Chile38
8,935 Ethiopia36
55,510 Cameroon26
82,017 England26
25,592 Switzerland25
51,393 Czechia22
16,789 Iraq21
20,788 Venezuela19
2,908 Madagascar16
66,951 Netherlands16
85,184 Australia15
66,436 Belgium14
6,594 Cuba11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
436,635 Russia8
786,157 India7
34,534 Bulgaria7
23,377 Ecuador7
25,178 Afghanistan6
51,993 United Arab Emirates6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

18 years old farmer Engwart Fano who was residing in Prussia migrated to USA on March 31, 1884 by Wieland put out from Hamburg. John Fano (52) Gentleman, Mrs. Fano, aged 48, are other Fano that migrated to US.

Fano Namesakes

  • Ezra ben Isaac Fano, was Rabbi of Mantua and cabalist
  • Robert Fano, Italian-American computer scientist and professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Ugo Fano, Italian American physicist
  • Gino Fano, Italian mathematician
  • Johan Fano, Former Peruvian footballer

Fano Namesakes

  • Ezra ben Isaac Fano, was Rabbi of Mantua and cabalist
  • Robert Fano, Italian-American computer scientist and professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Ugo Fano, Italian American physicist
  • Gino Fano, Italian mathematician
  • Johan Fano, Former Peruvian footballer

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