Faith Surname

28,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kenya

Faith Surname Definition:

From one who personated this Christian virtue in some medieval miracle play. The anniversary of St. Faith, virgin and martyr, occurs in the Roman calendar on the 6th of October; perhaps the original owner of this surname was born on that day.

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Faith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3801:67,3727,840
Kenya4,7741:9,6731,237
Nigeria4,0351:43,9023,434
Ghana1,2471:21,6692,663
England4811:115,83811,830
Canada2731:134,96613,971
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Australia1631:165,61817,113
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
New Zealand1101:41,1676,893
Singapore1031:53,4732,131
Botswana991:22,0904,408
Uganda951:410,94025,444
Slovakia901:59,29411,428
India871:8,816,843179,063
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Liberia741:59,5755,232
Northern Ireland731:25,2742,815
Russia721:2,001,709124,796
Hungary711:138,25712,695
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Tanzania661:802,14642,626
Cameroon601:346,15131,109
Scotland551:97,3426,721
Iran511:1,505,54059,762
Solomon Islands491:11,8372,134
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
China301:45,577,3862,472
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Costa Rica271:177,0402,395
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Barbados121:23,9541,149
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Austria111:774,13064,097
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Wales91:343,83718,086
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
France51:13,284,544357,392
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Grenada31:36,1781,426
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland451:98,4416,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2431:100,31010,120
Scotland321:116,9765,458
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7791:64,4667,026

Faith (943,206) may also be a first name.

Faith Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From one who personated this Christian virtue in some medieval miracle play. The anniversary of St. Faith, virgin and martyr, occurs in the Roman calendar on the 6th of October; perhaps the original owner of this surname was born on that day. See Christmas, Noel, Pentecost, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From St. Faith, or De S. Fide. Geoffry de Sancta Fide was of Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William de S. F. of England, 1194; and Gilbert de S. F. 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Swedish, Feith; from the Danish, Faith; from the German, Veith; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Faith Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faith (Arabic: النيه, Hindi: फैथ, Marathi: फैथ) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faith? popularity and diffusion

It is the 28,621st most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 388,441 people. Faith is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Faith reside; 30 percent reside in North America and 30 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 967th most numerous first name globally, borne by 943,206 people.

Faith is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 5,380 people, or 1 in 67,372. In The United States Faith is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside and Indiana, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Faith is found in 113 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 22 percent reside.

Faith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Faith has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Faith last name expanded 691 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 172 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Faith Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Faith surname is principally Anglican (56%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (93%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Faith last name are 19.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.08% being registered with the political party.

The amount Faith earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.58% less than the national average, earning $41,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.22% more than the national average, earning $55,258 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faithe9142/
Fhaith9139/
Fajith912/
Faitch911/
Faaith911/
Faieth911/
Fath8970,300/
Fait894,540/
Fith8924/
Faihith831/
Faitheh831/
Faithth831/
Fathe808,233/
Fauth805,586/
Fatch803,281/
Vaith803,054/
Feith802,490/
Faißt801,782/
Faist801,590/
Faite80419/
Faath80321/
Fajth80279/
Fieth80204/
Fuith80172/
Foith80159/
Faidt8088/
Feath8081/
Faits8080/
Fajit8067/
Faiet8050/
Faitt8020/
Fayth8017/
Faidh8017/
Fayit8013/
Fathh806/
Fitth803/
Faihd803/
Fijth803/
Faths803/
Fatth802/
Faiat802/
Ffath801/
Fithe801/
Faiht801/
Fatıh801/
Faait801/
Fat'h801/
Fatsh801/
Fathz801/
Faithová7791/
Faithova772/
Fat7512,007/
Fit753,335/
Faisst73907/
Faathh73627/
Fahath73487/
Pfauth73336/
Feijth7398/
Faihst7375/
Fautch7367/
Faicht7350/
Faihad7346/
Featch7344/
Vajith7335/
Faaite7331/
Faiatt7331/
Faiszt7320/
Phaith7320/
Fajite7317/
Faiate7317/
Faizst7314/
Fayath7313/
Faiadh7313/
Fatthe739/
Faiete738/
Fayite737/
Fadthe736/
Fauthz736/
Hfaidh736/
Feathe735/
Faasth734/
Fat'he734/
Faathe734/
Fauths733/
Feitch732/
Faihed732/
Faatth732/
Faitte732/
Fayeth732/
Faythe732/
Faiste732/
Fayteh732/
Phfait731/
Pfaitz731/
Hfaits731/
Fiyath731/
Fheath731/
Faiahd731/
Faiedh731/
Faitts731/
Faaidh731/
Fuitch731/
Foiteh731/
Vaidth731/
Fatsch731/
Feithe731/
Faiote731/
Fattdh731/
Fichth731/
Foitch730/
Fahd6795,577/
Fate6736,558/
Fast6717,740/
Fite6713,504/
Faid6710,187/
Vath674,129/
Fatt673,849/
Feit673,437/
Fitt672,870/
Feth672,784/
Foit672,372/
Fayt671,980/
Fäth671,600/
Fajt671,511/
Faut671,148/
Fiot67982/
Fiet67802/
Fautsch67657/
Fadh67577/
Vith67555/
Feat67516/
Faitová67457/
Vait67429/
Faat67380/
Fuit67347/
Fáth67224/
Faht67187/
Fist67181/
Feitsch6780/
Faić6768/
Hfaiedh6758/
Fats6758/
Faet6747/
Féth6735/
Pfautch6734/
Faiette6722/
Fidh6721/
Fijt6715/
Féat6713/
Pfit679/
Faitova678/
Fatp678/
Faishteher678/
Faič675/
Fazt674/
Fhat673/
Vaajith672/
Fihd672/
Fatd672/
Wfat672/
Faththh672/
Fjth672/
Hfit671/
Faahath671/
Fathová671/
Foujath671/
Fizt671/
Pfat671/
Faustch671/
Fatı671/
Faït671/
Faichtt671/
Fajeeth671/
Faihstz671/
Wfit671/
Fiht671/
Faiotte671/
Fyth671/
Ffat671/
Fidt670/
Figgeth670/

Faith Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faith in the Hindi language
फैथphaitha-
Faith in the Marathi language
फैथphaitha-
Faith in the Arabic language
النيهalnyh-
ايمانهaymanh-

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