Facey Surname

56,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Facey Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) the French Facy, (Latin) Faci-us (both names are in the Paris Directory), prob. short for Latin Bonifaci-us, like Ital. Facio, for Bonifacio: v. Boniface.

Facey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica3,1371:915171
United States2,1281:170,32817,211
England1,6571:33,6264,447
Canada6551:56,2536,650
Australia5171:52,2166,443
Indonesia4101:322,55928,296
Wales1231:25,1592,628
Panama651:60,1892,750
Cayman Islands431:1,486194
Costa Rica381:125,7911,936
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Guyana131:58,6324,970
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
France71:9,488,960336,266
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5641:43,2195,416
Wales211:74,6863,520
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Facey (71) may also be a first name.

Facey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) the French Facy, (Latin) Faci-us (both names are in the Paris Directory), prob. short for Latin Bonifaci-us, like Ital. Facio, for Bonifacio: v. Boniface.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Geoffry Fasse was of Normandy 1195. In 1198 Geoffry Farsi and Roger F. also occur (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Hugh Faci was of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Facey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Facey is found in Jamaica more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Facey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 56,641st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 814,615 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Facey live; 36 percent live in Caribbean and 36 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean. Facey is also the 1,152,838th most widely held first name internationally, held by 71 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Jamaica, where it is carried by 3,137 people, or 1 in 915. In Jamaica Facey is mostly found in: Middlesex County, where 54 percent reside, Cornwall County, where 25 percent reside and Surrey County, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Jamaica this surname exists in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.

Facey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Facey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Facey last name increased 2,764 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 294 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 586 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Facey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Facey last name is primarily Methodist (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Facey last name are 7.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.05% being registered with the party.

The amount Facey earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.18% less than the national average, earning R 218,208 per year; in United States they earn 7.96% more than the national average, earning $46,584 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning $52,633 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fatcey9162/
Feacey9145/
Fackey9143/
Faucey911/
Fascey911/
Fachey910/
Face892,653/
Facy89410/
Fauchey83236/
Facheyi832/
Fatchey831/
Feachey830/
Fache804,036/
Facer802,854/
Fasce802,109/
Faces80501/
Fazey80244/
Facuy80170/
Fasey80143/
Fakey80125/
Fatce8060/
Faice8047/
Faced8039/
Facet8033/
Facee8027/
Faesy8025/
Fayce8023/
Fauce8022/
Facke8022/
Facie8020/
Facei8014/
Facea8013/
Facky8011/
Facce8011/
Faicy8010/
Faceh8010/
Faece808/
Faciy807/
Fachy806/
Facep805/
Facue805/
Facse804/
Facae803/
Facez803/
Faucy802/
Focey802/
Faxey801/
Facye801/
Fascy801/
Fagey801/
Facay801/
Faccy801/
Fadcy801/
Feace800/
Fhacy800/
Pface800/
Featchey770/
Fakeye736,133/
Feasey731,351/
Fauche731,219/
Faseyi73892/
Fausey73493/
Fatsey73440/
Fassey73334/
Fachet73329/
Facque73223/
Faizey73123/
Facher73123/
Fasehy73122/
Faucet7398/
Fachie7385/
Fauzey7373/
Facsoy7367/
Feazey7365/
Faiche7362/
Fatche7362/
Facheu7339/
Fakeya7338/
Faseye7338/
Fascie7335/
Faches7334/
Faseyo7334/
Faisey7327/
Facsay7317/
Facesh7315/
Fasche7313/
Faucie7311/
Facett739/
Fackie738/
Fackeh736/
Fackes736/
Fatcei735/
Facier735/
Fakeyi735/
Faseya735/
Fajeyo734/
Facheh733/
Faucer733/
Fadkey733/
Fajche733/
Fachay733/
Fakeyo733/
Pfacse733/
Fachse732/
Faicke732/
Feacer732/
Feacoy732/
Fashey732/
Faceio732/
Fakche732/
Fachez732/
Fazeya731/
Faziey731/
Faciae731/
Facche731/
Vackey731/
Fhaice731/
Fazeye731/
Fauces731/
Fauchy731/
Fayace731/
Faceed731/
Fachee731/
Faciej731/
Faciet731/
Facqer731/
Facseu731/
Faqehy731/
Fatchy731/
Feaces731/
Fageye731/
Fazeiy731/
Faquce731/
Faysey730/
Fazzey730/
Faceet730/
Faggey730/
Facied730/
Fascet730/
Foucey730/
Fahsey730/
Farzey730/
Feakey730/
Faucher6720,406/
Faci678,324/
Fase673,588/
Faucett673,043/
Fage672,991/
Fauchet671,600/
Fake671,547/
Faca67878/
Faqe67798/
Fice67638/
Fazy67613/
Fasy67388/
Facquet67308/
Fascher67303/
Foce67264/
Facquez67260/
Fauchez67244/
Faze67233/
Feacher67223/
Fouchey67221/
Faje67200/
Faxe67130/
Fasheyi67130/
Facques67102/
Fauchie67101/
Facquer6787/
Fatches6776/
Faussey6762/
Faky6755/
Fackett6752/
Fatcheu6738/
Facheux6735/
Fatcher6726/
Fauquey6725/
Fatchet6722/
Fayache6716/
Fauskey6715/
Fauches6714/
Faucheu6714/
Faße6713/
Fasheya6711/
Fascett6710/
Fauchay679/
Feauche678/
Faseeyi675/
Fasheye675/
Fackche674/
Faucier674/
Fascoye674/
Faycett673/
Fatssey673/
Focy673/
Fadchay673/
Pfacche673/
Fajy672/
Fuochey672/
Fauckes672/
Fischey672/
Faudzey672/
Fazeyha671/
Feascer671/
Facojee671/
Fajeeya671/
Fasieye671/
Fasseyy671/
Foschey671/
Faxy671/
Fiyache671/
Faskeye671/
Fazeeya671/
Vacieya671/
Fauceth671/
Fayzeya671/
Fageyes671/
Facayas671/
Faceher671/
Fackgeh671/
Fackyeh671/
Facssie671/
Fadjeye671/
Fatcheh671/
Fatchie671/
Foiache671/
Fayeche671/
Faichet671/
Faieche671/
Faqy671/
Feasche671/
Fhacker670/
Fauceet670/
Feuchey670/
Faseyth670/
Feaches670/
Faucker670/

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