Faisa Surname
Approximately 2,162 people bear this surname
Faisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,580 | 1:112,116 | 7,472 |
| Pakistan | 250 | 1:714,576 | 10,659 |
| Indonesia | 199 | 1:664,569 | 51,932 |
| Malaysia | 46 | 1:641,179 | 30,740 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
The alternate forms: Faísa (1) are calculated separately.
Faisa (12,226) may also be a first name.
Faisa Demographics
Faisa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Faisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Faisa (Arabic: فيصا, Hindi: फैसा) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Faísa. For other potential spellings of Faisa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faisa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 194,363rd most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,370,743 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Faisa are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 53,473rd most widely held first name in the world It is held by 12,226 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,580 people, or 1 in 112,116. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 96 percent live, Kebbi, where 1 percent live and Kano, where 1 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.
Faisa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Faisa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faisa in the Hindi language | ||
| फैसा | phaisa | 28.57 |
| फैसल | phaisala | 28.57 |
| फाइसा | pha'isa | 28.57 |
| फईसा | pha'isa | 14.29 |
| Faisa in the Arabic language | ||
| فيصا | fysa | - |
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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
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- 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 Faisa
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