Around the globe, ফানুস (Fanous 
, ফানুস 
) is a very rare primarily masculine, but scarcely female first name. The forename ফানুস is habitual in Egypt, where it is a very rare male name, and Pakistan. Much more prevalently, ফানুস is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Fanous | Sudan, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, United States |
| ফানুস | Bangladesh |