Faff Surname

716,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Romania

Faff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1461:551,40745,588
Romania1201:167,31617,344
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Poland561:678,72858,421
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England101:5,571,806158,774
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Faff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faff is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Faff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Faff is the 716,247th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 17,861,632 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Faff reside; 43 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 36 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Faff is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 551,407. In Germany Faff is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 45 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 36 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 7 percent are found. Barring Germany Faff exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Faff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Faff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Faff last name increased 363 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Faff surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Faff earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.18% more than the national average, earning $51,425 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfaff8930,050/
Faffe8948/
Ffaff891/
Fafft890/
Faf86156/
Pfaffe80595/
Fasffs801/
Faiffe801/
Pffaff801/
Fafftt800/
Fafe75376/
Pfaf75172/
Foff75148/
Fasf7574/
Faif7526/
Fayf7524/
Fauf7524/
Hfaf7513/
Fafs7512/
Faft754/
Faaf754/
Vaff752/
Fadf752/
Fahf752/
Fazf751/
Fafh751/
Fhaf751/
Wfaf751/
Fgaf751/
Fapf750/
Faife6722,189/
Phaff67457/
Foffe67173/
Pfayf67115/
Pfoff67113/
Feiff6758/
Pfaffová6721/
Pfafe6710/
Pfaif677/
Fasdf676/
Pffaf674/
Faufz674/
Fafth674/
Fouff673/
Fauft673/
Faafe671/
Pfafs671/
Fahfe671/
Fahaf671/
Feafe671/
Fofft670/
Pfaft670/

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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 Faff
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