Fafá Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Fafá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fafá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

The alternate forms: Fafa (4,943), Fáfá (1) & Fáfa (1) are calculated separately.

Fafá (67) may also be a first name.

Fafá Last Name Facts

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

Fafá is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Fafa, Fáfá or Fáfa. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fafá? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fafá is the 3,323,005th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Fafá are found; 91 percent are found in South America and 91 percent are found in Luso-South America. Fafá is also the 1,191,548th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 67 people.

The last name Fafá is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 6,689,823. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Espírito Santo, where 34 percent reside, São Paulo, where 13 percent reside and Bahia, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Brazil Fafá exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fafa924,943/
Fáfá831/
Fáfa831/
Fafi751,078/
Fafe75376/
Fafo75278/
Fafy75123/
Fafè751/
Faife6722,189/
Faifi671,186/
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Faafa67285/
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Faffa67259/
Faify67201/
Fafoo67112/
Fafio6797/
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Faifo6744/
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Fafou6715/
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Pfafe6710/
Faffo679/
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Faafo677/
Fafer677/
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Faffy672/
Fatfo672/
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Fasfa672/
Foffá672/
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Favfi671/
Fafij671/
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Fahfi671/
Feafe671/
Fhafi671/
Fahfe671/
Pfafa671/
Fafep671/
Fatfi671/
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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 Fafá
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