Faife Surname

24,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Faife Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faife Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique21,6291:1,260311
Cuba3551:32,4581,617
France561:1,186,120124,657
United States561:6,472,481306,764
England341:1,638,76668,634
India171:45,121,493474,784
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Faife (13) may also be a first name.

Faife Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faife is more frequently found in Mozambique than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Faife click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faife? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 24,372nd most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 328,431 people. Faife is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Faife are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most common forename globally It is held by 13 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Mozambique, where it is carried by 21,629 people, or 1 in 1,260. Apart from Mozambique Faife occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Cuba, where 2 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Faife Last Name Statistics demography

Faife earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.37% less than the national average, earning $41,693 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Faifet91136/
Faifeu9136/
Faiffe911/
Fife8912,094/
Fafe89376/
Faif8926/
Pfaifer83375/
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Faifeer831/
Fifer804,418/
Faifi801,186/
Fiffe80334/
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Fajfer732,078/
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Fhifer730/
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Faffey730/
Pfeifer6759,525/
Fyfe6712,219/
Fifi676,911/
Fafa674,943/
Fafi671,078/
Pfiffer67594/
Fief67444/
Faff67408/
Pfayfer67403/
Feiffer67216/
Pfaf67172/
Fify67155/
Vafe67123/
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Faev67110/
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Faiphet6749/
Fiev6746/
Fiew6744/
Fafá6735/
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Faib6721/
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Hfaf6713/
Fafs6712/
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Pfaffer677/
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Fifs671/
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Fifp671/
Fitf671/
Fafh671/
Fazf671/
Fapf670/
Foif670/
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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 Faife
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