Faffa Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Faffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1211:319,26930,625
France801:830,28498,964
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Faffa (3,054) may also be a first name.

Faffa Last Name Facts

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

Faffa is held by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Faffa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Faffa is the 990,978th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Faffa are found; 47 percent are found in North Africa and 47 percent are found in Mahgreb. Faffa is also the 130,639th most frequent first name on earth, held by 3,054 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 319,269. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: Adrar Province, where 97 percent live and Relizane Province, where 3 percent live. Other than Algeria Faffa occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 31 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfaffa914/
Fayffa911/
Faffaz911/
Faffah911/
Faffay910/
Fafa894,943/
Foffa80618/
Faafa80285/
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Faifa8075/
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Fafaj8024/
Fafah8018/
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Faffo809/
Faffi809/
Fafad806/
Fatfa806/
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Fafha802/
Faefa802/
Fayfa802/
Fasfa802/
Faffy802/
Fafaz802/
Vaffa802/
Pfafa801/
Fahfa801/
Feffa801/
Fatfat731,178/
Faafaa73665/
Pfaffe73595/
Faifai7373/
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Faufau7350/
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Fayfah7310/
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Faffer7310/
Fa'afa737/
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Feiffa732/
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Pfaffi732/
Faiffe731/
Foffat731/
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Fgafga731/
Faiffy731/
Fouffa731/
Hfaifa731/
Fhafha731/
Fafaiz731/
Faffie731/
Faffod731/
Faffii731/
Faffey730/
Faufat730/
Fafi671,078/
Fafe67376/
Fafo67278/
Faiffer67124/
Fafy67123/
Fafá6735/
Fayffer6728/
Pfaffer677/
Fhaffer674/
Fatfaud674/
Faffett673/
Fa'afoa671/
Fajffer671/
Fafè671/
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Faffoth671/
Fafeeha671/
Pfeffea671/
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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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  • 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 Faffa
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