Around the world, Fana (Fana 
, Фана 
, فانا 
) is a common epicene first name. The first name Fana is habitual in Bulgaria, where it is quite a common female name, Ethiopia, and South Africa, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ethiopia, South Africa, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Likewise, Fana is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Fana | Indonesia, Ethiopia, South Africa, Bulgaria, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Фана | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria |
| فانا | Egypt, Iraq |
| fana mokoena South African actor and politician, ZA (b. 1971) |
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| fana khaba (b. 1968) |
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| fana soumah GN (b. 1969) |
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| fana b mersha researcher |
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| fana khaba South African DJ who died of AIDS/HIV, ZA |
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| fana alemseged researcher |
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| fana tangara Ph.D. Université Blaise Pascal and Université de Bamako 2006 |
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| fana hlongwane businessperson, ZA |
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| fana tefera researcher |
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| fana ashby Trinidad and Tobago sprinter, TT (b. 1981) |
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| chomel fana Malaysian actress, MY (b. 1986) |
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| fana hagos |
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| fana becker |
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| fana kekana |
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| fana schiefen DE (b. 1985) |
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