Faiss Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Faiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2501:322,02232,234
United States2261:1,603,801107,667
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Austria221:387,06540,442
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

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

Faiss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faiss is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Faïss. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faiss? popularity and diffusion

It is the 568,231st most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 13,107,097 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Faiss live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Faiss is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 250 people, or 1 in 322,022. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 77 percent are found, Bavaria, where 8 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent are found. Not including Germany it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Switzerland, where 6 percent are found.

Faiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Faiss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Faiss surname grew 3,229 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Faiss surname are 12.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.46% registered to vote for the party.

Faiss earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.52% more than the national average, earning $46,395 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faïss931/
Faisst91907/
Faisse91167/
Fayiss913/
Faissh911/
Faaiss911/
Fais897,847/
Fass893,237/
Fiss891,562/
Faisseh831/
Faist801,590/
Fasse801,453/
Fisse80855/
Fayis80832/
Fauss80772/
Feiss80577/
Fiess80518/
Faias80438/
Faass80430/
Faise80113/
Vaiss80101/
Faits8080/
Faish8069/
Fajis8039/
Faies8017/
Faess8012/
Faisz8010/
Faios807/
Fasst805/
Fahss805/
Pfass804/
Fishs804/
Faais803/
Fisst802/
Fasds802/
Faiys801/
Foiss801/
Hfais801/
Faihs801/
Feass800/
Fai7513,230/
Fas751,643/
Fis751,560/
Faasse73999/
Feisst73297/
Faysse73167/
Fausse73117/
Faihst7375/
Foisse7344/
Faioes7338/
Fajish7324/
Faiszt7320/
Fawess7316/
Faizst7314/
Fayish7314/
Faÿsse7310/
Faiese738/
Fayass737/
Faihas735/
Faiuse735/
Faiees735/
Fayise735/
Fhaish735/
Faishe734/
Faïsse733/
Faggis732/
Fehass732/
Hfaits731/
Fischs731/
Faushs731/
Fayisp731/
Faiase731/
Faitts731/
Fuisse731/
Vaishs731/
Faîsse731/
Fishse731/
Faaish731/
Fijess731/
Fahsse731/
Fahass731/
Fashsh731/
Faiose730/
Faschs730/
Faiz67189,150/
Fish6753,193/
Vass6732,981/
Fast6717,740/
Faid6710,187/
Fois679,909/
Vais676,719/
Faas676,118/
Faes675,978/
Fait674,540/
Faij673,783/
Faus673,751/
Fase673,588/
Fash672,823/
Faji672,366/
Faia672,134/
Fahs671,852/
Fays671,597/
Fess671,413/
Faix671,157/
Fies67710/
Feis67677/
Fayi67517/
Viss67487/
Fios67472/
Faiß67365/
Fisz67362/
Fajs67360/
Faiy67354/
Faih67235/
Feas67221/
Fist67181/
Fuis67139/
Fise67101/
Figgess6781/
Faić6768/
Faie6761/
Fats6758/
Faio6739/
Feyisse6725/
Fasd6717/
Faii6715/
Faës6714/
Faip6713/
Faisova6712/
Faai6712/
Fausstt6712/
Fhai679/
Wfai678/
Fayosse676/
Fads675/
Faič675/
Fijs674/
Fjss674/
Fixs674/
Fisd673/
Fihs673/
Fasz673/
Wfas673/
Faïs673/
Faÿs673/
Vfai672/
Faiu672/
Fujisse672/
Fayasse672/
Fuggiss672/
Pfai672/
Fisj671/
Fhas671/
Fasp671/
Fassová671/
Vaishsh671/
Fhis671/
Féis671/
Fáis671/
Fai'ese671/
Fgis671/
Fisx671/
Fizs671/
Fyss671/
Faxs671/
Ffas671/
Ffis671/
Hfis671/
Pfissch670/
Foisstt670/
Faussst670/

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