Faddy Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Faddy Surname Definition:

A west of England provincialism, meaning frivolous.

Faddy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia841:321,37727,634
England501:1,114,36153,243
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Hungary61:1,636,04661,223
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Faddy (317) may also be a first name.

Faddy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A west of England provincialism, meaning frivolous.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Faddy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faddy occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faddy? popularity and diffusion

Faddy is the 1,095,216th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 38 percent of Faddy live; 38 percent live in Australasia and 38 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Faddy is also the 493,198th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 317 people.

It is most numerous in Australia, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 321,377. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 58 percent are found, Queensland, where 31 percent are found and South Australia, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Australia Faddy is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent are found and South Africa, where 12 percent are found.

Faddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Faddy has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Faddy surname rose 104 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Faddy Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Faddy earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 23.01% less than the national average, earning R 182,952 per year and in United States they earn 25.43% less than the national average, earning $32,175 USD per year.

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