Explore the Family Name Fana

The meaning of Fana

1. Asturian: habitational name from a place called Fana in Oviedo (Asturias, Spain), from Asturian fana ‘sloping ground’. 2. Spanish (Faña): unexplained.

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How common is the last name Fana in the United States?

The Fana surname, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen an increase in popularity over a decade. It moved up from rank 45,403 in 2000 to rank 37,492 in 2010, a growth of approximately 17.42%. Also, the count of people carrying the Fana surname expanded from 444 in 2000 to 594 in 2010, indicating a significant rise of 33.78%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 also saw an increase of 25%, moving from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.2 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,403	#37,492	17.42%
Count	444	594	33.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.2	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fana

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Fana surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census provides some insights. In 2000, the majority of individuals with the Fana surname identified as Hispanic (77.48%), followed by White (17.79%), and then Black (1.80%). By 2010, while the Hispanic percentage slightly decreased to 76.77%, there was a substantial rise in those identifying as Black (3.54%), almost doubling from the previous decade. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased to 16.33% in 2010. Additionally, there was an increase in individuals who identified with two or more races, increasing by 27.85% over the decade. The proportions of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged through the years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	77.48%	76.77%	-0.92%
White	17.79%	16.33%	-8.21%
Black	1.8%	3.54%	96.67%
Two or More Races	1.58%	2.02%	27.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.35%	1.35%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%