Festus Forename
5,581st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 187,825 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Namibia
Festus Forename Definition:
Fes'-tus, festival, joyful. The successor of Felix in the government of Judea. Acts xxv. 1.
Festus Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100% | 95,692 | 1:1,856 | 343 |
| Kenya | 100% | 36,062 | 1:1,284 | 253 |
| Ghana | 100% | 15,732 | 1:1,715 | 309 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 10,383 | 1:683 | 165 |
| Namibia | - | 9,610 | 1:250 | 39 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 3,785 | 1:13,947 | 1,614 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 3,155 | 1:6,850 | 941 |
| Rwanda | - | 2,901 | 1:3,920 | 752 |
| Zambia | - | 2,747 | 1:5,772 | 772 |
| United States | 100% | 1,187 | 1:305,423 | 9,488 |
| Uganda | 100% | 877 | 1:46,701 | 2,849 |
| England | 100% | 656 | 1:84,761 | 3,366 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 640 | 1:403,068 | 32,362 |
| Liberia | 100% | 636 | 1:6,937 | 738 |
| Malawi | 95% | 613 | 1:27,916 | 2,262 |
| Togo | - | 577 | 1:12,546 | 1,699 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 390 | 1:189,302 | 8,440 |
| South Africa | 89% | 322 | 1:169,356 | 11,491 |
| Jamaica | - | 294 | 1:9,807 | 1,136 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 256 | 1:2,269 | 377 |
| Botswana | 100% | 127 | 1:17,200 | 2,174 |
| Zimbabwe | 97% | 119 | 1:129,612 | 8,787 |
| Papua New Guinea | 96% | 106 | 1:76,909 | 7,275 |
| Dominica | - | 95 | 1:794 | 160 |
| India | 100% | 80 | 1:15,185,975 | 394,804 |
| Guyana | 100% | 76 | 1:10,043 | 1,503 |
| Canada | 100% | 68 | 1:487,255 | 12,982 |
| Ireland | 100% | 58 | 1:80,061 | 2,187 |
| Germany | 100% | 53 | 1:1,824,111 | 11,035 |
| Spain | 100% | 51 | 1:912,352 | 8,370 |
| Benin | 100% | 41 | 1:257,947 | 11,095 |
| Sudan | 100% | 36 | 1:1,050,194 | 2,907 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 29 | 1:46,945 | 4,279 |
| Kuwait | - | 28 | 1:135,188 | 8,745 |
| Iceland | - | 26 | 1:14,078 | 1,129 |
| Italy | 100% | 22 | 1:2,775,550 | 17,247 |
| Brazil | - | 21 | 1:10,201,722 | 125,264 |
| Scotland | 100% | 21 | 1:254,779 | 4,121 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 17 | 1:994,240 | 17,340 |
| Sweden | 100% | 17 | 1:579,877 | 14,075 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 12 | 1:1,922,994 | 45,079 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 12 | 1:9,298 | 1,351 |
| China | - | 10 | 1:136,605,578 | 66,281 |
| Congo | 100% | 10 | 1:500,920 | 8,695 |
| Angola | - | 9 | 1:2,996,290 | 3,522 |
| Burundi | - | 9 | 1:1,100,729 | 1,050 |
| Gambia | - | 9 | 1:214,066 | 587 |
| Swaziland | - | 9 | 1:144,464 | 1,815 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 8 | 1:22,227 | 2,229 |
| Denmark | - | 7 | 1:807,071 | 10,426 |
| Grenada | 100% | 7 | 1:15,446 | 1,649 |
| Belgium | 100% | 6 | 1:1,915,007 | 18,066 |
| France | 100% | 5 | 1:13,294,068 | 36,843 |
| Qatar | 100% | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Chad | 100% | 4 | 1:3,399,600 | 8,891 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Poland | - | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 4 | 1:7,550,473 | 90,577 |
| Australia | - | 3 | 1:4,552,541 | 30,048 |
| Austria | 100% | 3 | 1:2,838,067 | 11,255 |
| Lebanon | - | 3 | 1:1,875,857 | 11,580 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Wales | 100% | 3 | 1:1,031,436 | 10,092 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | 1:921,573 | 3,058 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Algeria | - | 2 | 1:19,088,360 | 22,377 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 2 | 1:9,189,734 | 69,235 |
| Costa Rica | - | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Malaysia | 93% | 2 | 1:15,224,970 | 260,513 |
| Mexico | 100% | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Northern Cyprus | - | 2 | 1:159,066 | 2,607 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Senegal | - | 2 | 1:7,290,678 | 24,413 |
| Singapore | - | 2 | 1:3,143,527 | 27,876 |
| Switzerland | - | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Palau | - | 1 | 1:21,711 | 239 |
| Philippines | 100% | 1 | 1:106,009,477 | 690,015 |
| Russia | 100% | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Thailand | - | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
Festus (31,832) may also be a surname.
Festus Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Fes'-tus, festival, joyful. The successor of Felix in the government of Judea. Acts xxv. 1.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: told out: festal.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Latin name, meaning: The joyful.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Festus Forename Popularity
Festus Demographics
Average Festus Salary in
United States
$45,678 USD
Per year
Rank:
174,500 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000312512
Rank: 9,761 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
104.94%
Sample size: 564 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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