Fai Surname

39,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon9,0361:2,298249
Indonesia1,0751:123,02312,405
Malaysia5481:53,8224,171
Italy4771:128,21120,829
Nigeria4231:418,77721,740
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
Papua New Guinea1991:40,9734,986
Ukraine1881:242,14231,960
Pakistan1061:1,685,32017,438
Brazil841:2,548,50477,255
Ivory Coast741:311,77311,581
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Canada631:584,85148,473
India551:13,946,643236,652
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Taiwan431:545,2274,074
Macau401:15,041307
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Romania281:717,06748,956
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Serbia231:310,65015,551
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
England181:3,095,448105,421
China151:91,154,7714,767
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
France101:6,642,272293,169
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Guam81:20,0153,029
Brunei81:52,3411,746
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Qatar61:393,00055,922
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Solomon Islands51:116,00619,381
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kiribati11:113,4071,341
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Fái (35), Faï (10) & Faî (1) are calculated separately.

Fai (18,880) may also be a first name.

Fai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fai (Bengali: ফাই, Hindi: फई, Oriya: ଫଇ, Russian: Фаи) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Fái, Faï or Faî. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fai.

How Common Is The Last Name Fai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fai is the 39,669th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 550,835 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Fai are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Fai is also the 39,479th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 18,880 people.

The surname Fai is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 9,036 people, or 1 in 2,298. In Cameroon Fai is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 73 percent live, Southwest Region, where 9 percent live and Centre Region, where 6 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 80 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.

Fai Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fai has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,526 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Fai last name is primarily Muslim (63%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Fai last name are 11.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.58% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fai earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning $42,752 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.39% less than the national average, earning $43,528 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fái8935/
Faï8910/
Faî891/
Faiz86189,150/
Faid8610,187/
Fais867,847/
Fait864,540/
Faij863,783/
Faji862,366/
Faia862,134/
Fayi86517/
Faiß86365/
Faiy86354/
Faih86235/
Faić8668/
Faie8661/
Faio8639/
Faii8615/
Faip8613/
Faai8612/
Fhai869/
Wfai868/
Faič865/
Vfai862/
Faiu862/
Pfai862/
Fa8036,712/
Fi802,229/
Faggi751,949/
Faißt751,782/
Faiad751,748/
Faiaz751,690/
Faist751,590/
Fayiz751,091/
Faied751,052/
Fawie75841/
Fayis75832/
Fahia75687/
Faiez75683/
Faiss75556/
Faias75438/
Fajie75314/
Faaij75276/
Fayie75246/
Faihy75116/
Faaiz7597/
Faidt7588/
Faits7580/
Főfai7576/
Faish7569/
Faaji7568/
Faiyo7564/
Faiah7558/
Faidz7553/
Faiet7550/
Fhaid7537/
Fayid7521/
Fayih7521/
Faich7520/
Faitt7520/
Faiyz7518/
Faidh7517/
Faies7517/
Faihu7513/
Fayit7513/
Fagie7513/
Fahio7513/
Pfaiz7512/
Fahai7512/
Fahij7511/
Faiha7510/
Faiiz7510/
Faaid757/
Faios757/
Faizz757/
Fayij756/
Fajij756/
Fahei756/
Faihe756/
Fahji755/
Fayhi755/
Fajih754/
Șfaiț754/
Faiie754/
Fahiy753/
Faihd753/
Faije753/
Faizp753/
Faiyi753/
Faiau753/
Faihi753/
Faais753/
Hfaid753/
Faiat752/
Fajio752/
Fhaiz752/
Fhaie751/
Fauio751/
Faijj751/
Faiod751/
Faiys751/
Faaia751/
Faayi751/
Fayii751/
Faiht751/
Hfais751/
Fayio751/
Faiee751/
Faihs751/
Faait751/
Fa'ai751/
Fayyi751/
Faipp750/
Fei67555,328/
Vai6763,284/
Fay6739,111/
Fad6720,253/
Fat6712,007/
Faz6710,429/
Fiz678,064/
Fau677,970/
Fah677,422/
Fui675,785/
Fae674,768/
Fit673,335/
Fea673,141/
Fio673,108/
Fie672,919/
Faa672,622/
Fas671,643/
Fis671,560/
Foa671,095/
Faß67967/
Faisst67907/
Foi67902/
Fii67805/
Faggio67446/
Fiß67402/
Fagieh67291/
Faj67289/
Fih67256/
Hfa67255/
Fha67216/
Fid67196/
Fij67110/
Faihah6798/
Fiy6787/
Hfi6783/
Faihst6775/
Fip6773/
Fhi6762/
Faicht6750/
Faihad6746/
Fap6746/
Fiț6744/
Faieez6736/
Faiatt6731/
Fiğ6729/
Faÿ6726/
Wfa6722/
Faiszt6720/
Pfa6717/
Faizch6716/
Faizst6714/
Fayish6714/
Faiadh6713/
Fyi6710/
Fga6710/
Fgi679/
Ffa679/
Faahia679/
Hfaied678/
Faç678/
Fayieh677/
Faà676/
Wfi676/
Hfaidh676/
Ffi676/
Faihas675/
Faiees675/
Pfi675/
Fhaish675/
Vfa675/
Vfi675/
Faahie674/
Fayiss673/
Fiľ673/
Faihed672/
Fajith672/
Faihou672/
Phfait671/
Pfaitz671/
Hfaits671/
Fahaji671/
Faiach671/
Faiedh671/
Faitch671/
Faitts671/
Faiyzz671/
Faaidh671/
Fahaie671/
Fać671/
Faissh671/
Fahaia671/
Fêa671/
Fúa671/
Faiaia671/
Faiazz671/
Faiyoh671/
Fhaidz671/
Fiś671/
Faaish671/
Fahiah671/
Faieed671/
Faieth671/
Fa'aiz671/
Faaiss671/

Fai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fai in the Bengali language
ফাইpha'i-
Fai in the Oriya language
ଫଇpha'i-
Fai in the Hindi language
फईpha'i42.55
फाईpha'i27.66
फैphai21.28
फाइमpha'ima2.13
फैजphaija2.13
फईमाpha'ima2.13
फािphai2.13
Fai in the Russian language
Фаиfai-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fai
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