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 last name de Faye is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname de Faye is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of de Faye reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 90 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 10 percent are found. Beside England this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent are found and Jersey, where 22 percent are found.

de Faye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of de Faye has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the de Faye surname expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 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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