Fasting Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fasting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fasting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1661:30,9784,282
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Denmark751:75,2637,389
Netherlands691:244,74231,623
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
England111:5,065,278148,650
Israel91:950,84857,975
France71:9,488,960336,266
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Fasting (103) may also be a first name.

Fasting Last Name Facts

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

Fasting is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Fasting.

How Common Is The Last Name Fasting? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 565,867th most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 13,036,755 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Fasting are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in Scandinavia. Fasting is also the 930,172nd most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 103 people.

The surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 30,978. In Norway Fasting is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 64 percent are found, Western Norway, where 16 percent are found and Central Norway, where 15 percent are found. Not including Norway it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Denmark, where 13 percent are found.

Fasting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fasting has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fasting surname grew 620 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fasting Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fasting surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fasting earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 75.16% more than the national average, earning 606,200 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.18% more than the national average, earning $48,405 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faisting9325/
Fausting933/
Faesting931/
Fating924,171/
Fastin9226/
Faustin8639,400/
Festing86314/
Fathing8625/
Fastina8622/
Fatting8619/
Fasteng8614/
Fastion8610/
Fosting864/
Fhastin863/
Faistin861/
Fatingh861/
Vasting861/
Faiting861/
Fhating861/
Fastuin861/
Feating860/
Fatin836,828/
Faustina801,690/
Fuisting80178/
Fachting8036/
Faustion801/
Faistina801/
Foesting800/
Fatina771,783/
Fatien771,455/
Fathin77842/
Fastyn77602/
Fostin77505/
Fasten77257/
Fastén77138/
Fautin7796/
Faatin7785/
Fattin7745/
Vastin7722/
Fateng7722/
Faitin7712/
Fatink776/
Faytin775/
Fatimn773/
Fation772/
Foting772/
Fahtin772/
Vating771/
Fatinn771/
Fatuin770/
Fastinova752/
Fostingue751/
Fatn7311/
Fausten71639/
Vesting71129/
Fostina71126/
Foustin7171/
Fasteen7170/
Phating7162/
Faithin7147/
Footing7135/
Vathing7121/
Faustim7118/
Faustyn7113/
Fautina7111/
Vatting7110/
Faustne718/
Faustinova712/
Fattina712/
Fostion712/
Fathink712/
Faitien711/
Faathin711/
Fatengh711/
Vaiting711/
Fattien711/
Vaistin711/
Vastien711/
Faustín711/
Fatheng711/
Feuting711/
Feiting711/
Faituin711/
Feasten710/
Vashtin710/
Fatim673,603/
Fotin672,048/
Faten671,394/
Vatin671,205/
Fatne6771/
Fatyn6748/
Phaustin6713/
Fatinova677/
Foustina677/
Fatinová677/
Faitn673/
Fashteen671/
Fottings671/
Foustion671/
Fattheng671/
Fathn671/
Fatnh671/
Footting670/
Phesting670/
Pfaisten670/

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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 Fasting
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