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.

de Fay Surname Distribution Map

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

The alternate forms: de Faÿ (13) are calculated separately.

de Fay Last Name Facts

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

de Fay is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: de Faÿ. For other potential spellings of de Fay click here.

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

de Fay is the 1,849,867th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. de Fay is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of de Fay reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 962,648. In France de Fay is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 39 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 38 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 12 percent reside. Outside of France it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common 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

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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