Fath Surname

8,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Fath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran26,4621:2,902380
Afghanistan19,9571:1,611193
Sudan4,4801:8,3731,185
Yemen4,2981:6,148846
Morocco3,7491:9,1961,252
Germany3,2501:24,7713,295
Egypt2,1051:43,6754,392
United States1,8711:193,72519,138
France8621:77,05710,837
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
Indonesia5711:231,61021,447
Brazil3341:640,94123,744
Syria3061:63,0752,891
Canada2151:171,37517,189
Iraq1781:196,7514,604
Austria1681:50,6878,016
Pakistan1411:1,266,97814,818
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Jordan391:226,7299,930
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Qatar281:84,2149,043
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Oman241:153,6653,434
India221:34,866,608408,224
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England201:2,785,90397,972
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
China61:227,886,92811,701
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4461:112,59811,173

The alternate forms: Fáth (224) are calculated separately.

Fath (75,840) may also be a first name.

Fath Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fath (Arabic: فته, Bengali: ফাথ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺘﺢ, Hindi: फतह) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Fáth. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fath? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,094th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 103,664 people. Fath is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Fath live; 66 percent live in South Asia and 66 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Fath is also the 12,951st most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 75,840 people.

The surname Fath is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 26,462 people, or 1 in 2,902. In Iran Fath is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 25 percent reside, East Azerbaijan Province, where 10 percent reside and West Azerbaijan Province, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Iran this surname exists in 75 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 28 percent reside and Sudan, where 6 percent reside.

Fath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fath has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 420 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fath Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fath last name are 29.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fath earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 18.42% less than the national average, earning R 193,872 per year; in United States they earn 3.69% more than the national average, earning $44,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.02% more than the national average, earning $53,669 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fáth92224/
Faith8918,761/
Fathe898,233/
Fauth895,586/
Fatch893,281/
Faath89321/
Fajth89279/
Feath8981/
Fayth8917/
Fathh896/
Faths893/
Fatth892/
Ffath891/
Fatıh891/
Fat'h891/
Fatsh891/
Fathz891/
Fat8612,007/
Faathh80627/
Fahath80487/
Pfauth80336/
Fautch8067/
Featch8044/
Faithe8042/
Fhaith8039/
Fatthe809/
Fadthe806/
Fauthz806/
Feathe805/
Faasth804/
Fat'he804/
Faathe804/
Fauths803/
Faatth802/
Faythe802/
Fayteh802/
Fheath801/
Faitch801/
Faaith801/
Fatsch801/
Fattdh801/
Fahd7595,577/
Fate7536,558/
Fast7517,740/
Fait754,540/
Foth754,152/
Vath754,129/
Fatt753,849/
Fayt751,980/
Fajt751,511/
Faut751,148/
Fadh75577/
Feat75516/
Faat75380/
Faht75187/
Fats7558/
Fóth7530/
Fatp758/
Fazt754/
Fhat753/
Fatd752/
Wfat752/
Pfat751/
Fatı751/
Faït751/
Ffat751/
Fautsch73657/
Pfautch7334/
Faththh732/
Faahath731/
Fathová731/
Faustch731/
Faitheh731/
Faithth731/
Fahad6791,264/
Faust6744,905/
Vaith673,054/
Fadte672,689/
Feith672,490/
Feast671,982/
Fatte671,957/
Faißt671,782/
Faist671,590/
Fahat67719/
Pfautsch67612/
Fautz67606/
Faite67419/
Vauth67388/
Pfadt67330/
Faast67304/
Feuth67303/
Fouth67197/
Fajst67174/
Foith67159/
Fautt67155/
Footh67144/
Phath67136/
Faste67127/
Veath6794/
Faithová6791/
Faidt6788/
Fayst6780/
Faits6780/
Feyth6777/
Fothe6761/
Fotch6753/
Fasht6752/
Fahud6745/
Foyth6742/
Fajthová6738/
Facht6735/
Fahtz6733/
Faute6730/
Fosth6724/
Fayte6723/
Faudt6721/
Faitt6720/
Fauht6718/
Vaath6717/
Faidh6717/
Fauts6715/
Fhate6714/
Fhadt6712/
Fájth6712/
Fatts6710/
Pfoth679/
Fauthová678/
Fastø678/
Faate677/
Fajht675/
Fahdt675/
Fasst675/
Feate674/
Faïte674/
Faydh674/
Feats673/
Faihd673/
Pfatt673/
Fhadh673/
Faszt673/
Faats673/
Vadth672/
Fadsh672/
Featt672/
Featz672/
Fauzt672/
Faithova672/
Faydt672/
Fahgy671/
Fotth671/
Vathh671/
Faiht671/
Hfate671/
Fahsd671/
Fajthova671/
Faait671/
Fahhd671/
Fayhd671/
Ffahd671/
Pfahd671/
Fgatt671/
Fhatt671/
Hfazt671/
Fasts670/

Fath Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fath in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺘﺢfth-
Fath in the Bengali language
ফাথphatha-
Fath in the Hindi language
फतहphataha66.67
फत्हphat'ha33.33
Fath in the Arabic language
فتهfth-
فتحfth-

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