Fass Surname

138,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Fass Surname User-submission:

Meaning: barrel in German.

Fass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7001:213,21120,813
Germany5271:152,76218,298
South Africa3051:177,63219,553
France1611:412,56360,334
Austria981:86,89212,882
Russia821:1,757,598114,376
England761:733,13240,828
Canada511:722,46357,796
Israel401:213,94120,390
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3521:142,66713,398

Fass (31) may also be a first name.

Fass Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning: barrel in German.

- afass

Fass Last Name Facts

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

Fass (Russian: Фасс) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fass? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fass is the 138,254th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,251,327 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Fass are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 31 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,700 people, or 1 in 213,211. In The United States Fass is primarily found in: New York, where 25 percent are found, New Jersey, where 9 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States Fass is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Fass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fass has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fass surname grew 483 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 507 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fass Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fass surname are 6.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.03% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fass earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 19.76% less than the national average, earning R 190,692 per year; in United States they earn 21.84% more than the national average, earning $52,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning $54,997 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fasse891,453/
Fauss89772/
Faiss89556/
Faass89430/
Fasst895/
Fahss895/
Pfass894/
Fasds892/
Faïss891/
Feass890/
Fas861,643/
Faasse80999/
Faisst80907/
Faysse80167/
Faisse80167/
Fausse80117/
Faÿsse8010/
Faïsse803/
Faushs801/
Faissh801/
Faîsse801/
Fahsse801/
Fahass801/
Faaiss801/
Fashsh801/
Faschs800/
Vass7532,981/
Foss7529,860/
Fast7517,740/
Fais757,847/
Faas756,118/
Faus753,751/
Fase753,588/
Fash752,823/
Fahs751,852/
Fays751,597/
Fajs75360/
Feas75221/
Fats7558/
Fasd7517/
Faës7514/
Fads755/
Fasz753/
Wfas753/
Faïs753/
Faÿs753/
Fhas751/
Fasp751/
Fóss751/
Faxs751/
Ffas751/
Fausstt7312/
Fassová731/
Faisseh731/
Faussst730/
Faust6744,905/
Fa6736,712/
Fosse679,429/
Fahas673,809/
Fasce672,109/
Feast671,982/
Faist671,590/
Fashe671,241/
Fausz67851/
Feiss67577/
Fouss67533/
Fuoss67482/
Faase67416/
Pfaus67364/
Faast67304/
Fasch67297/
Feuss67208/
Fajst67174/
Fosså67170/
Faise67113/
Fahys67110/
Vauss67106/
Vaiss67101/
Faush6782/
Fayst6780/
Faits6780/
Fause6778/
Faish6769/
Fease6758/
Vayss6756/
Fahse6754/
Fasht6752/
Vassh6742/
Fausd6739/
Faahs6731/
Phass6729/
Fatse6729/
Fauts6715/
Fatts6710/
Faisz6710/
Åfoss6710/
Fastø678/
Fadse677/
Fosås676/
Fausø676/
Fhase675/
Fayse674/
Feats673/
Faszt673/
Faths673/
Faats673/
Faais673/
Fadsh672/
Faash672/
Fossø672/
Feash671/
Fausx671/
Fasbp671/
Fooss671/
Fosst671/
Foiss671/
Fauxs671/
Vaass671/
Hfais671/
Fľajs671/
Fauys671/
Faysh671/
Faihs671/
Fahsd671/
Faasz671/
Fatsh671/
Fahsp671/
Fauds671/
Fasdd671/
Fashh671/
Fadds670/
Ffaus670/
Feads670/

Fass Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fass in the Russian language
Фассfass-

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