de Fay Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

de Fay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Fay Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France691:962,648108,938
United States91:40,273,215872,126
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
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The alternate forms: de Faÿ (13) are calculated separately.

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de Fay Demographics

Average de Fay Salary in
South Africa

R 75,876

Per year
Rank:
152,689 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
6.05532E-6
Rank: 171,626 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
31.93%
Sample size: 2 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

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de Fay Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Fay Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname de Fay occurs most in France. It can also occur in the variant forms: de Faÿ. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Fay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,849,867th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of de Fay reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 962,648. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 39 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 38 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 12 percent reside. Besides France it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

de Fay Last Name Statistics demography

de Fay earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.07% less than the national average, earning R 75,876 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Faÿ9413/
de Fays92259/
de Faye9236/
de Fa9113/
de Fayet8624/
de Fayad861/
de Foy83170/
de Faz8331/
de Fey8322/
de Fea833/
de Vay833/
de Fau832/
De-Fay832/
de Foa831/
de Fas831/
de Fúa831/
de Vaya7723/
de Fass778/
de Faut774/
De-Faye774/
de Faup772/
de Faia772/
de Feyo771/
da Fayi771/
de Faux771/
de Fats771/
de Fait771/
De-Fays771/
Der Faz771/
de Fe7344/
da Fa734/
de Fé733/
de Va732/
de Fè731/
de Fi731/
de Fauwe7110/
de Foyos712/
de Fault712/
de Faies711/
de Fez67406/
de Foe6791/
de Vey6755/
de Feu6752/
de Voy6746/
de Fer6714/
de Fou6710/
de Vea674/
de Fes674/
de Fio674/
de Vai673/
de Foi673/
de Fee672/
de Fès671/
de Fuá671/
da Foy671/
di Vay671/
de Fet671/
de Fiz671/
de Fei671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Fay
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