Faustus Forename

456,894th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Faustus Forename Definition:

A male name. Latin faustus ‘fortunate’, ‘lucky’, the name of a 3rd-C Roman martyr. It was used as a christian name in the Middle Ages in Germany and Italy. In Germany it gave rise to the surname Faust or Faustus, which was borne by the 16th-C necromancer Johann Faust, who was the original from which the Faust legend arose.

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Faustus Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania
100%
2411:219,0398,781
Indonesia-271:9,554,210309,150
Kenya
82%
 
131:3,562,08522,986
Saint Lucia
100%
131:13,6781,658
Brazil
100%
91:23,804,017218,524
England
100%
61:9,267,15467,986
India
50%
 
61:202,479,6622,100,642
Philippines
100%
61:17,668,246211,341
Germany
100%
51:19,335,57551,270
Nigeria
100%
51:35,512,872242,191
South Africa
100%
41:13,633,162197,070
United States-41:90,634,244476,355
Uganda
100%
41:10,239,23065,177
Ghana
100%
41:6,746,5548,075
Thailand
100%
31:23,355,271268,869
Switzerland
100%
21:4,106,74825,883
Austria
100%
21:4,257,10013,469
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Italy
81%
 
11:61,062,09083,289
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010

Faustus (203) may also be a surname.

Faustus Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Latin faustus ‘fortunate’, ‘lucky’, the name of a 3rd-C Roman martyr. It was used as a christian name in the Middle Ages in Germany and Italy. In Germany it gave rise to the surname Faust or Faustus, which was borne by the 16th-C necromancer Johann Faust, who was the original from which the Faust legend arose.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

A Latin name signifying lucky, fortunate, prosperous. Conf. the Latin name Felix, and the Hebrew name Gad, signifying fortune.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Latin (masculine) - Happy.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

Faustus Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faustous932/
Fastus92104/
Fustus9253/
Faustu9214/
Fautus9212/
Feastus8623/
Faustos867/
Vaustus863/
Feustus862/
Fastuss861/
Fustuus861/
Fatus83307/
Futus83252/
Fastu8320/
Fautu837/
Fustu831/
Fauthous802/
Fatush77818/
Futush77230/
Featus7725/
Fostus7711/
Fatuse779/
Fastos775/
Fashtu774/
Faitus773/
Feutus772/
Fautou772/
Fustos772/
Fuetus772/
Futtus771/
Fuutus771/
Fhutus771/
Fauteu771/
Fattus771/
Faetus771/
Faistu771/
Vustus771/
Fastou771/
Fatu7359,693/
Futu732,356/
Fatushe71677/
Phustus719/
Faitush715/
Faistou714/
Phastus713/
Feistus712/
Faustão712/
Fautaud712/
Foestus711/
Fhutush711/
Fiestus711/
Feusteu711/
Feustos711/
Faustoe711/
Faatush711/
Faisetu711/
Fatushë711/
Fattu674,348/
Vastu67440/
Fatuh67342/
Futou67284/
Faitu6762/
Futtu6757/
Fhatu6746/
Fatuş6732/
Fatui6719/
Futuh6719/
Faatu6717/
Fahtu6714/
Vatus6710/
Fatuu679/
Foutu676/
Fuitu675/
Fatux674/
Futut674/
Fotus674/
Fhutu674/
Vutus673/
Fostu673/
Futhu673/
Futui673/
Hfatu673/
Pheastus672/
Vustu672/
Fatud672/
Fatuy672/
Faztu672/
Fatuš671/
Futeu671/
Futgu671/
Futuu671/
Futuy671/
Fuutu671/
Fuytu671/
Fattusch671/
Fatuj671/
Fatup671/
Fatusche671/
Faytu671/
Fajtu671/
Vautu671/
Fuetu671/
Fatuz671/
Faetu671/

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