Faso Surname

160,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Faso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8471:427,93336,971
Italy5891:103,83117,530
DR Congo5471:135,06314,394
Lesotho2501:8,1301,801
Burkina Faso2041:89,9612,994
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Canada621:594,28449,093
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
France241:2,767,613196,808
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
England151:3,714,537119,675
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Faso (437) may also be a first name.

Faso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faso (Hindi: फासो, Russian: Фасо) is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faso? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 160,173rd most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,676,293 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Faso reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 410,164th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 437 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 847 people, or 1 in 427,933. In The United States Faso is most frequent in: New York, where 30 percent are found, Illinois, where 19 percent are found and California, where 15 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.

Faso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Faso has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Faso surname expanded 5,294 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Faso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Faso last name are 7.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Faso earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 67.93% more than the national average, earning €50,430 per year; in South Africa they earn 54.39% less than the national average, earning R 108,384 per year; in United States they earn 19.81% more than the national average, earning $51,695 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $47,758 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fasso89855/
Fasho89624/
Fasio89215/
Fasoy89197/
Fasco89113/
Fasoi8966/
Fasou8958/
Faiso8945/
Fatso8940/
Fasos895/
Fauso893/
Fasoh891/
Fasuo891/
Fayso891/
Fasot890/
Fatsou80884/
Fassot80452/
Fashou80273/
Fashho80146/
Fassou80142/
Fasois80119/
Faisco8095/
Faísco8085/
Fassos8080/
Faisop8030/
Faasoa8022/
Fatsio8016/
Fascho8012/
Fasios8010/
Faasoo809/
Fashoo806/
Faisso806/
Faïsso806/
Fatsos805/
Fashoa804/
Fasohe804/
Fassoh804/
Faasou804/
Fadsou803/
Fautso803/
Fasodh802/
Fasoud802/
Fattso802/
Faisoh801/
Faadso801/
Fasoid801/
Fasooa801/
Fasood801/
Fasoot801/
Faysou801/
Fascoi801/
Fascoï801/
Fasiot801/
Fassoi801/
Faisos801/
Faatso801/
Fatsho801/
Fatsuo801/
Fasgio801/
Fasoth800/
Fausot800/
Fasott800/
Fazo7514,440/
Vaso755,476/
Fasa751,068/
Faco75912/
Foso75463/
Fajo75221/
Feso75204/
Faxo7535/
Fažo7530/
Faço754/
Fasà751/
Fashosh73122/
Fatsios73115/
Faussot73102/
Fassott7374/
Faussou7358/
Faissou7316/
Fassois7312/
Fassous737/
Faysoux732/
Fassouh732/
Fasooha731/
Fahssou731/
Faassou731/
Faishop731/
Fazio6738,500/
Fotso6725,490/
Vasoy6722,350/
Facio6710,179/
Fosso678,153/
Fassa672,400/
Fosco672,254/
Faisa672,162/
Facho671,944/
Fasha671,324/
Phaso671,023/
Fatsa67677/
Fatjo67473/
Vasso67419/
Fasca67374/
Faizo67319/
Fasah67302/
Faijo67261/
Fesho67252/
Fosoh67250/
Fausa67226/
Fasad67188/
Fadjo67153/
Fesso67152/
Faixo67148/
Fasia67147/
Fajou67129/
Fazos67126/
Fayssoux67120/
Fosho67104/
Vasoo67101/
Faysa67100/
Fesio6796/
Vasho6775/
Fajot6774/
Fhasa6769/
Vasoi6769/
Fooso6757/
Fazou6756/
Fahsa6754/
Fosas6750/
Fasja6749/
Vasio6746/
Fasat6737/
Faesa6731/
Fasas6728/
Fagio6726/
Fazzo6722/
Fajjo6721/
Faasa6719/
Fasaa6719/
Fayssous6716/
Fasza6715/
Farzo6713/
Fayjo6711/
Fosio6710/
Fayco676/
Feiso676/
Foiso675/
Fosoi674/
Fasahova673/
Fauzo673/
Fatco673/
Fazas673/
Fazoo673/
Fadco673/
Faseu673/
Fesou673/
Fauco673/
Fassò673/
Fazoi673/
Vasoh673/
Feuso673/
Vaiso672/
Fasau672/
Foyso672/
Fuiso672/
Fgasa672/
Fajoy671/
Faajo671/
Fosoo671/
Vauso671/
Faísa671/
Fásio671/
Fôsco671/
Fazgo671/
Fazjo671/
Faujo671/
Fasaz671/
Fascã671/
Faisssou671/
Fajoh671/
Fajoš671/
Fajsa671/
Foeso671/
Foxso671/
Fosop671/
Fouso671/
Feyso671/
Fesoy671/
Fozas671/
Fajuo671/
Feeso671/

Faso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faso in the Hindi language
फासोphaso-
Faso in the Russian language
Фасоfaso-

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