Faia Surname

196,417th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Faia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal6421:16,2281,193
Brazil4721:453,54717,201
United States4171:869,20665,973
Italy3111:196,64528,527
France581:1,145,219121,886
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
India251:30,682,615377,978
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
England111:5,065,278148,650
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

The alternate forms: Faïa (1) are calculated separately.

Faia (600) may also be a first name.

Faia Last Name Facts

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

Faia (Bengali: ফাইয়া) is found most in Portugal. It may be found as a variant: Faïa. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Faia is the 196,417th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,414,970 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Faia live; 45 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 31 percent live in Iberian Europe. Faia is also the 341,265th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 600 people.

The surname Faia is most widely held in Portugal, where it is carried by 642 people, or 1 in 16,228. Not including Portugal Faia is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Faia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Faia last name are 0.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.48% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Faia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 32.01% more than the national average, earning €39,642 per year; in South Africa they earn 1091.38% more than the national average, earning R 2,831,170 per year; in United States they earn 36.18% more than the national average, earning $58,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.07% more than the national average, earning $52,201 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faïa921/
Faiad891,748/
Faiaz891,690/
Fahia89687/
Faias89438/
Faiah8958/
Faiha8910/
Faiau893/
Faiat892/
Faaia891/
Fai8613,230/
Faa862,622/
Faihah8098/
Faihad8046/
Faiatt8031/
Faiadh8013/
Faahia809/
Faihas805/
Faiach801/
Fahaia801/
Faiaia801/
Faiazz801/
Fahiah801/
Faiz75189,150/
Faid7510,187/
Fais757,847/
Faya757,515/
Fait754,540/
Faij753,783/
Vaia752,721/
Faji752,366/
Faja75988/
Foia75776/
Fayi75517/
Faay75405/
Faiß75365/
Faiy75354/
Faih75235/
Feia75186/
Faić7568/
Faie7561/
Fa'a7557/
Fuia7548/
Faio7539/
Faii7515/
Faip7513/
Faai7512/
Fiia7510/
Fhai759/
Wfai758/
Faič755/
Faaj753/
Wfaa753/
Vfai752/
Faiu752/
Pfai752/
Pfaa751/
Faaa751/
Fayaz67150,349/
Fayad67130,259/
Fa6736,712/
Fayas672,579/
Fi672,229/
Faggi671,949/
Fayah671,857/
Faißt671,782/
Faist671,590/
Fayiz671,091/
Faied671,052/
Fayat67860/
Fawie67841/
Fayis67832/
Faiez67683/
Faiss67556/
Vahia67523/
Fajie67314/
Faaij67276/
Fayie67246/
Faihy67116/
Faaiz6797/
Faidt6788/
Faits6780/
Főfai6776/
Foias6771/
Vaiah6769/
Faish6769/
Faaji6768/
Faiyo6764/
Fayau6756/
Faidz6753/
Faiet6750/
Fajah6738/
Fhaid6737/
Vaiha6733/
Faaya6729/
Fahay6728/
Fayid6721/
Fayih6721/
Faich6720/
Faitt6720/
Phaia6720/
Faiyz6718/
Faidh6717/
Faies6717/
Fyiaz6715/
Faihu6713/
Fayit6713/
Fagie6713/
Fahio6713/
Pfaiz6712/
Fahai6712/
Fahij6711/
Vhaia6711/
Fihia6710/
Faiiz6710/
Faaye679/
Feiaz679/
Faaid677/
Faios677/
Faizz677/
Fayij676/
Fajij676/
Fyiah676/
Fahei676/
Faihe676/
Vai'a676/
Fahji675/
Fayha675/
Fayhi675/
Faayz675/
Faaja674/
Fajih674/
Șfaiț674/
Faiie674/
Foiad674/
Fahiy673/
Faihd673/
Faije673/
Faizp673/
Faiyi673/
Fayap673/
Faihi673/
Fuiat673/
Faais673/
Hfaid673/
Fahaj672/
Faaju672/
Feias672/
Fiiaz672/
Fajio672/
Vaiaa672/
Fhaiz672/
Faajd672/
Fhaie671/
Feiat671/
Fauio671/
Faijj671/
Faiod671/
Faiys671/
Faajo671/
Faayi671/
Fehia671/
Fayaa671/
Fayii671/
Faiht671/
Hfais671/
Fuiaz671/
Fauya671/
Fayio671/
Faiee671/
Faihs671/
Fajaa671/
Foiap671/
Foiaş671/
Fijaa671/
Fijia671/
Faait671/
Fa'ai671/
Fuyaa671/
Fuiad671/
Faayd671/
Fayyi671/
Feiah671/
Feiau671/
Faipp670/
Fhaya670/
Foiah670/

Faia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faia in the Bengali language
ফাইয়াpha'iya-

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Footnotes

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