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    The surname Fanta

    A Czech surname, carried by 593 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex F530

    Fanta: #37,544 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Fanta #37,544, 593 people Fanta: #37,544 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Fanta #37,544, 593 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fanta is more common than 76.9% of them.

    Origin

    Czech origin

    Two main origins: * Borrowed from Czech Fanta, from the phrase fantit se (“to go crazy”), from fant (“crazy, eccentric person”), probably borrowed from German Fant (“dandy, inexperienced person”). * Borrowed from Amharic ፋንታ (fanta).

    One of 96 Czech surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 593 people named Fanta in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 520,650 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 481.

    #37,544
    rank among US surnames
    593
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +23.3%
    change since 2000 (was #42,437)

    Who is named Fanta

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    67% of people named Fanta identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 67%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 29%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Fanta

    Fanta has the Soundex code F530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F530.

    Other Czech surnames

    All 96 Czech surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Fanta come from?
    Two main origins: * Borrowed from Czech Fanta, from the phrase fantit se (“to go crazy”), from fant (“crazy, eccentric person”), probably borrowed from German Fant (“dandy, inexperienced person”). * Borrowed from Amharic ፋንታ (fanta).
    How common is the surname Fanta?
    593 people in the United States had the surname Fanta in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 520,650 Americans. It ranked 37,544th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Fanta?
    In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Fanta identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Fanta getting more or less common?
    More common. 481 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 593 in 2010, up 23%.