Faifu Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Faifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands1091:5,321726
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Faifu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faifu occurs in The Solomon Islands more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faifu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Faifu is the 1,596,935th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Faifu reside; 90 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 86 percent reside in Solomonic Oceania.

The surname Faifu is most prevalent in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 5,321. In The Solomon Islands Faifu is most common in: Malaita Province, where 74 percent live, Capital Territory, where 13 percent live and Makira Province, where 11 percent live. Not including The Solomon Islands Faifu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faifeu9136/
Faifou914/
Fayifu911/
Fifu8958/
Fafu897/
Faitfeu8330/
Faithfu832/
Fifou80107/
Fafou8015/
Fafau8014/
Fafui807/
Faafu805/
Faufu805/
Foifu803/
Vaifu803/
Fifeu802/
Faufau7350/
Fisfus7330/
Fuifui7326/
Fujifu7320/
Faafeu739/
Faifoe734/
Faffou734/
Fasfus732/
Fafeut731/
Fayfou731/
Fiofou731/
Phaifu731/
Fatfut731/
Fahfuj731/
Fahfou731/
Fa'afu731/
Fasfous67814/
Faiphut67185/
Fahfouh67140/
Fatfaud674/
Fefu673/
Fahafuj672/
Vafu672/
Fa'afeu671/
Fayafou671/
Vifu671/
Faiphui671/
Pfaeffu671/

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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 Faifu
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