Faite Surname
Approximately 419 people bear this surname
Faite Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Ivory Coast | 99 | 1:233,043 | 9,491 |
| Belgium | 54 | 1:212,901 | 27,429 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50 | 1:163,074 | 22,562 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Faïte (4) & Faitê (1) are calculated separately.
Faite (219) may also be a first name.
Faite Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faite Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Faite (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﻴﺖ) is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Faïte or Faitê. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Faite? popularity and diffusion
It is the 702,422nd most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 17,392,711 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Faite reside; 41 percent reside in North Africa and 41 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 609,814th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 219 people.
It is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Other than Morocco this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 24 percent live and Belgium, where 13 percent live.
Faite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Faite has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Faite last name declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Faite Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faite in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻓﻴﺖ | afyt | - |
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Faite Reference & Research
Fate DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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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 Faite
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