In the world, Faniya (Фания 
, Faniya 
) is a common primarily female, but very infrequently boy's first name. The given name Faniya is characteristic of Russia, where it is quite a common girly name, Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare female name, and Kyrgyzstan. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Russia, Kazakhstan, and India. Very seldom, Faniya is the last name as well as the forename.