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Where Does The Last Name Faisal Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Faisal (Arabic: فيص, Bengali: ফাইসল, Dhivehi: ފައިސަލ‬, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻴﺼﻞ, Hindi: फैसल, Marathi: फैसल, Oriya: ଫଏସଲ, Russian: Фаисал) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faisal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,299^th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 17,619 people. The last name Faisal is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Faisal reside; 58 percent reside in South Asia and 53 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Faisal is also the 919^th most common first name world-wide It is held by 982,682 people.

The surname Faisal is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 132,590 people, or 1 in 1,347. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 41 percent are found, Sindh, where 31 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 21 percent are found. Beside Pakistan this surname exists in 117 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 20 percent are found and Iraq, where 9 percent are found.

Faisal Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Faisal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Faisal surname grew 13,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Faisal Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (60%) in Kenya, Greek Orthodox (52%) in Lebanon and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Faisal surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Faisal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21% less than the national average, earning 273,388 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 296.57% more than the national average, earning R 942,408 per year; in United States they earn 24.42% more than the national average, earning $53,687 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.82% less than the national average, earning $43,808 CAD per year.