de Faye Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

de Faye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Faye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey521:998153
Guernsey61:5,443949
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

de Faye Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Faye occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 3,274,477th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. de Faye is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of de Faye are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name de Faye is most common in England, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England it is most common in: West Midlands, where 90 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 10 percent reside. Barring England this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent reside and Jersey, where 22 percent reside.

de Faye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Faye has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Faye Last Name Statistics demography

de Faye earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 26.33% more than the national average, earning $62,764 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Fayet9324/
de Fay92100/
de Fays86259/
De-Faye864/
de Fauwe8010/
de Faies801/
de Fayad801/
de Foy77170/
de Foe7791/
de Feu7752/
de Fey7722/
de Fea773/
de Vay773/
De-Fay772/
de Fee772/
de Fau772/
de Fúa771/
de Fei771/
de Foa771/
de Feij7186/
de Feis7159/
de Vaya7123/
de Faut714/
de Faia712/
de Faup712/
de Veye712/
De-Fays711/
de Foie711/
de Fait711/
de Feio711/
de Faux711/
de Feyo711/
da Fayi711/
de Foee710/
de Vajee674/
de Fault672/
de Foyos672/
de Feuth671/
de Fejes671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Faye
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