Fatt Surname

119,417th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Fatt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the fat,' a corpulent person. An early sobriquet; compare Bigg, Little, Thick, &c.

Robert le Fatte, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Michel le Fatte, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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Fatt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1,9401:15,2031,523
Brunei8131:51592
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Jamaica1441:19,9301,749
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Canada711:518,95243,932
Iraq421:833,84911,429
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
England311:1,797,35772,927
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Australia271:999,84158,390
France191:3,495,933219,029
China181:75,962,3094,162
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Fatt (4,076) may also be a first name.

Fatt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the fat,' a corpulent person. An early sobriquet; compare Bigg, Little, Thick, &c.

Robert le Fatte, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Michel le Fatte, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

John Fatman appears in the same record as above.

William le Fatte, 1307. Writs of Parliament.

1588. John Fatt. yeoman, and Anne Weaver: Marriage Lic. (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Stout, large as to person. So the French Le Gros, and the German Feist, both naturalized as surnames in England.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fatt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fatt (Arabic: فتة, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﺎﺕ, Hindi: फत्तो, Russian: Фатт) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fatt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 119,417th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,893,361 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Fatt are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 72 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Fatt is also the 109,087th most widely held first name globally It is held by 4,076 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 1,940 people, or 1 in 15,203. In Malaysia Fatt is most numerous in: Selangor, where 20 percent are found, Sabah, where 17 percent are found and Sarawak, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia Fatt occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in Brunei, where 21 percent are found and Egypt, where 7 percent are found.

Fatt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fatt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fatt surname increased 509 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 21 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fatt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Fatt last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fatt last name are 7.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fatt earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 12.85% more than the national average, earning $48,693 USD per year and in Canada they earn 68.63% more than the national average, earning $83,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fatte891,957/
Fautt89155/
Faitt8920/
Fatts8910/
Pfatt893/
Featt892/
Fatth892/
Fgatt891/
Fhatt891/
Fat8612,007/
Fatthe809/
Faustt807/
Faatth802/
Faitte802/
Faytte801/
Faitts801/
Faatts801/
Fahatt801/
Fattdh801/
Fath7570,300/
Fate7536,558/
Fast7517,740/
Fait754,540/
Fayt751,980/
Fajt751,511/
Faut751,148/
Feat75516/
Faat75380/
Vatt75291/
Faht75187/
Fott75175/
Fats7558/
Fatp758/
Fazt754/
Fhat753/
Fatd752/
Wfat752/
Pfat751/
Fatı751/
Faït751/
Ffat751/
Fausstt7312/
Faustte732/
Faththh732/
Faichtt731/
Faithth731/
Faust6744,905/
Fa6736,712/
Faith6718,761/
Fathe678,233/
Fauth675,586/
Fatch673,281/
Fadte672,689/
Feast671,982/
Faißt671,782/
Faist671,590/
Fahat67719/
Foott67706/
Fautz67606/
Faite67419/
Pfadt67330/
Faath67321/
Faast67304/
Fajth67279/
Fajst67174/
Faste67127/
Feitt6799/
Faidt6788/
Feath6781/
Fayst6780/
Faits6780/
Fault6762/
Fasht6752/
Phatt6750/
Facht6735/
Fahtz6733/
Fotte6731/
Faute6730/
Fayte6723/
Faudt6721/
Fauht6718/
Fayth6717/
Foitt6717/
Fauts6715/
Fhate6714/
Foutt6712/
Fhadt6712/
Fastø678/
Faate677/
Fathh676/
Fajht675/
Fahdt675/
Fasst675/
Feate674/
Faïte674/
Fottz673/
Feats673/
Vhatt673/
Faszt673/
Faths673/
Faats673/
Vattø673/
Featz672/
Fauzt672/
Faydt672/
Pfott671/
Ffath671/
Fotth671/
Vaitt671/
Vahtt671/
Faiht671/
Fatıh671/
Hfate671/
Faait671/
Fat'h671/
Fatsh671/
Fathz671/
Hfazt671/
Fotts670/
Fasts670/

Fatt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fatt in the Hindi language
फत्तोphatto-
Fatt in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻓﺎﺕafat50
ﻓﺎﺕfat50
Fatt in the Russian language
Фаттfatt-
Fatt in the Arabic language
فتةftt-

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