Faafili Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
American Samoa
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Faafili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faafili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Faafili Last Name Facts

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

Faafili is carried by more people in American Samoa than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faafili? popularity and diffusion

The last name Faafili is the 6,063,924th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Faafili is predominantly found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Faafili are found; 60 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 60 percent are found in Polynesia.

The surname is most widely held in American Samoa, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,293. Barring American Samoa it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 20 percent are found and Ireland, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fa'afili931/
Fafili921/
Faifili8616/
Fafila7774/
Fafuli7747/
Fafoile713/
Faifeli712/
Fafileh711/
Foffili711/
Fafilaya6718/

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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 Faafili
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