Faison Surname
Approximately 12,107 people bear this surname
Faison Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,532 | 1:34,415 | 4,296 |
| Malawi | 1,307 | 1:13,098 | 2,057 |
| Zimbabwe | 86 | 1:179,514 | 21,615 |
| Tanzania | 82 | 1:645,629 | 38,896 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,377 | 1:36,470 | 4,332 |
Faison (1,677) may also be a first name.
Faison Demographics
Average Male Faison Height
177.23 cm
Average Female Faison Height
160.54 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Faison Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faison Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Faison occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Faison? popularity and diffusion
Faison is the 42,992nd most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 601,928 people. The surname Faison is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Faison are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Faison is also the 187,982nd most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 1,677 people.
The surname Faison is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 10,532 people, or 1 in 34,415. In The United States Faison is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 29 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 11 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Faison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Faison has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Faison last name rose 765 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Faison Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Faison last name are 12.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.5% being registered with the political party.
Faison earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.69% less than the national average, earning $35,947 USD per year.
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Faison Reference & Research
Faison/Fayson FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Faison/Fayson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Faison
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis