Fa Surname

15,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Fa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia12,8021:10,3301,311
Saudi Arabia9,7791:3,155415
Egypt3,0511:30,1333,273
China1,5231:897,782282
Malaysia9551:30,8842,644
India7751:989,76241,918
United Arab Emirates6631:13,8191,700
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
Morocco6481:53,2048,802
Pakistan6321:282,6646,066
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
United States4101:884,04666,892
Nigeria3461:511,97325,378
Taiwan3391:69,159717
Iran2821:272,27819,967
Guinea2441:48,499658
Argentina2021:211,60117,444
Italy1831:334,19040,374
Fiji1571:5,6971,113
Qatar1561:15,1151,665
France1531:434,13562,815
Brazil1511:1,417,71147,804
Spain1511:309,61618,455
Serbia1161:61,5945,712
Benin1151:89,87510,445
Iraq1051:333,5406,405
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Hungary1031:95,3049,307
Thailand901:784,870127,251
Gibraltar791:43040
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Ivory Coast671:344,34712,387
Australia611:442,55234,724
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Cameroon461:451,50137,608
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Canada451:818,79163,991
England431:1,295,76958,667
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Singapore431:128,0865,748
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Austria301:283,84832,444
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
Mauritania261:157,4958,595
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Chile191:927,18319,125
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Burkina Faso121:1,529,34212,810
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Syria121:1,608,4188,291
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Israel101:855,76354,181
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Tonga41:26,828461
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Macau31:200,543803
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: (39), (32), (9) & (1) are calculated separately.

Fa (170,302) may also be a first name.

Fa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎ, Hindi: फा) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: , , or . For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fa is the 15,175th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 198,506 people. Fa is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Fa reside; 38 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 37 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 6,163rd most commonly used first name globally, held by 170,302 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 12,802 people, or 1 in 10,330. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Kalimantan, where 42 percent are found, Jakarta, where 19 percent are found and Bangka Belitung Islands, where 12 percent are found. Not including Indonesia it occurs in 129 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 27 percent are found and Egypt, where 8 percent are found.

Fa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fa has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Fa surname expanded 2,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Fa surname is chiefly Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Muslim (70%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Fa surname are 9.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 42.56% less than the national average, earning €17,249 per year; in United States they earn 1.65% less than the national average, earning $42,435 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.63% less than the national average, earning $44,901 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
8339/
8332/
839/
831/
Fay8039,111/
Fad8020,253/
Fai8013,230/
Fat8012,007/
Faz8010,429/
Fau807,970/
Fah807,422/
Fea803,141/
Faa802,622/
Fas801,643/
Foa801,095/
Faß80967/
Faj80289/
Hfa80255/
Fha80216/
Fap8046/
Faÿ8026/
Wfa8022/
Pfa8017/
Fga8010/
Faï8010/
Ffa809/
Faç808/
Faà806/
Vfa805/
Fać801/
Fêa801/
Fúa801/
Faî801/
Faiz67189,150/
Fayz6730,181/
Fast6717,740/
Fahy6713,627/
Pfau6711,131/
Faid6710,187/
Fais677,847/
Faya677,515/
Faas676,118/
Faux675,591/
Fait674,540/
Fatt673,849/
Faij673,783/
Faus673,751/
Fass673,237/
Fash672,823/
Fach672,179/
Faia672,134/
Fayt671,980/
Fayd671,802/
Fays671,597/
Faha671,550/
Faut671,148/
Faud671,060/
Faja67988/
Faah67831/
Fauz67618/
Fhad67596/
Fadh67577/
Feat67516/
Fauß67420/
Faay67405/
Faat67380/
Faiß67365/
Faaß67364/
Fajs67360/
Faiy67354/
Fead67325/
Faup67239/
Faih67235/
Feas67221/
Faaz67213/
Fadz67171/
Faad67119/
Pfad6793/
Fuňa6769/
Faić6768/
Fayh6764/
Fats6758/
Fa'a6757/
Feaz6756/
Fazz6744/
Fapp6736/
Feae6729/
Fe'a6728/
Fooa6725/
Fahß6722/
Fasd6717/
Fahu6717/
Fhah6716/
Faës6714/
Faip6713/
Faai6712/
Fhay6711/
Vfah6710/
Fhai679/
Fu'a679/
Fayj678/
Wfah678/
Wfai678/
Fatp678/
Fadd676/
Fgay676/
Feea676/
Fads675/
Faïz675/
Faič675/
Fazt674/
Fhat673/
Fhea673/
Fahh673/
Wfas673/
Hfah673/
Faïs673/
Faÿs673/
Faaj673/
Wfaa673/
Wfad673/
Wfaz673/
Vfoa673/
Vfai672/
Faap672/
Fuua672/
Pfah672/
Fauy672/
Wfay672/
Faïd672/
Fauh672/
Fajj672/
Ffad672/
Fhaz672/
Fatd672/
Vpfa672/
Fuoa672/
Hfaz672/
Pfai672/
Pffa671/
Fhas671/
Fahj671/
Fasp671/
Pfay671/
Facz671/
Pfat671/
Faph671/
Féga671/
Faïa671/
Faït671/
Fadï671/
Fahā671/
Feșa671/
Fa'e671/
Pfga671/
Pfha671/
Pfoa671/
Pfaa671/
Pfea671/
Vfap671/
Vfau671/
Vfay671/
Vfha671/
Vwfa671/
Wfea671/
Wwfa671/
Fpha671/
Fgau671/
Fhga671/
Fiea671/
Faaa671/
Fyoa671/
Fazp671/
Ffah671/
Ffaj671/
Ffas671/
Ffat671/
Fffa671/
Hfad671/
Hffa671/
Hvfa671/
Hwfa671/
Fapf670/

Fa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fa in the Hindi language
फाpha-
Fa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎfa35
ﺍﻓﺎafa25
ﻓﺎﺀfa20
ﺃﻓﺎafa10
ﻓﺎﻃﻢfatm5
ﻓﺎﺑﻨﺘﺎfabnta5

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Fa Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fa
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