Faust Surname

12,503rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Faust Surname Definition:

(German-Latin) Lucky, Auspicious [Latin faust-us] Faust happens also to be the German word for ‘fist.’

Faust Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21,6141:16,7702,124
Germany17,2251:4,674553
Brazil1,3361:160,2356,178
Russia8701:165,65918,886
Canada7371:49,9946,077
France5721:116,12417,489
Switzerland2511:32,7214,820
Argentina2381:179,59415,051
England2061:270,47621,309
Australia1991:135,65714,662
Israel1581:54,1627,046
Poland1481:256,81632,128
Japan1451:881,68518,922
Czechia1351:78,76613,218
Luxembourg961:6,047888
Uruguay871:39,4454,524
Chile811:217,4876,777
Sweden641:153,85610,752
Spain641:730,50131,369
Netherlands611:276,83934,217
Belarus581:163,81122,061
Belgium571:201,69626,362
Denmark511:110,68110,317
Ukraine441:1,034,60795,076
Kazakhstan341:520,07337,773
Austria331:258,04330,255
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
Hungary301:327,20924,029
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Norway191:270,64728,127
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Transnistria81:59,3378,632
China81:170,915,1968,932
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4491:14,5601,867

Faust (1,096) may also be a first name.

Faust Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German-Latin) Lucky, Auspicious [Latin faust-us] Faust happens also to be the German word for ‘fist.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Descendant of Faustus (fortunate).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Faust Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faust (Russian: Фауст) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faust? popularity and diffusion

The last name Faust is the 12,503rd most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 162,288 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Faust reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Faust is also the 241,052nd most numerous first name on earth It is held by 1,096 people.

The last name Faust is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 21,614 people, or 1 in 16,770. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live, California, where 6 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 93 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 38 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Faust Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Faust has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Faust last name expanded 627 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 389 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faust Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (72%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Faust surname are 12.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.74% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Faust earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 18.79% more than the national average, earning 411,125 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 7.08% less than the national average, earning $21,094,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.63% more than the national average, earning $43,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.66% less than the national average, earning $48,859 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fauste91406/
Fauszt91273/
Faustt917/
Fausts917/
Fauest912/
Fausth911/
Pfaust910/
Fast8917,740/
Faus893,751/
Fust892,873/
Faut891,148/
Fausstt8312/
Faustte832/
Faustch831/
Faussst830/
Fayaust830/
Foust8015,907/
Fauth805,586/
Fuste802,682/
Feast801,982/
Faist801,590/
Fuest801,340/
Fausz80851/
Fasth80843/
Fauss80772/
Fautz80606/
Pfaus80364/
Faast80304/
Fuhst80241/
Fajst80174/
Fautt80155/
Fajut80150/
Faste80127/
Faush8082/
Fayst8080/
Fause8078/
Fault8062/
Fasht8052/
Fausd8039/
Faute8030/
Fuist8026/
Faudt8021/
Fauht8018/
Fauts8015/
Fauxt8015/
Fastø808/
Faues807/
Fayus806/
Fausø806/
Fasst805/
Vaust804/
Feust803/
Fuust803/
Faszt803/
Fauzt802/
Fusts802/
Fauet801/
Fausx801/
Faest801/
Fauxs801/
Fusst801/
Fustz801/
Fauys801/
Fauds801/
Ffaus800/
Fasts800/
Faustova771,579/
Faustová77130/
Fat7512,007/
Fau757,970/
Fas751,643/
Fus751,164/
Fut75323/
Fausch73940/
Faisst73907/
Pfautz73516/
Pfauth73336/
Fausse73117/
Faihst7375/
Fouste7375/
Fautch7367/
Fauyas7324/
Fayout7322/
Faiszt7320/
Fahuet7319/
Faizst7314/
Feaste7314/
Fausze7311/
Fajout7311/
Fauese7310/
Fayest736/
Fauthz736/
Faiuse735/
Fautse735/
Faouet734/
Faasth734/
Fayous733/
Fauths733/
Fayuse732/
Fajous732/
Fouest732/
Fayaut732/
Fautsz732/
Faiste732/
Feuste731/
Fieast731/
Faucht731/
Faushs731/
Fawest731/
Faisth731/
Faaste731/
Phaust731/
Fustte731/
Fuscht731/
Fauyet731/
Fudsht731/
Fhaues731/
Faiset731/
Fhoust730/
Pfoust730/
Faudte730/
Fauett730/
Faushe730/
Feusst730/
Pfauts730/
Foutst730/
Fousht730/
Faeszt730/
Fayustova71354/
Fath6770,300/
Fate6736,558/
Fuse6735,550/
Pfau6711,131/
Fais677,847/
Faas676,118/
Faes675,978/
Fuss675,608/
Faux675,591/
Fute675,276/
Fait674,540/
Fatt673,849/
Fase673,588/
Fuhs673,271/
Fass673,237/
Fash672,823/
Fout672,793/
Vast672,356/
Fayt671,980/
Fahs671,852/
Fays671,597/
Fajt671,511/
Faud671,060/
Fous67879/
Fastova67829/
Fayu67740/
Fujs67671/
Fautsch67657/
Fost67619/
Fauz67618/
Feat67516/
Fauß67420/
Faat67380/
Fusz67379/
Fajs67360/
Fush67352/
Fuit67347/
Vaus67250/
Faup67239/
Fues67227/
Feas67221/
Faht67187/
Faue67177/
Vaut67176/
Feus67170/
Fuis67139/
Futh67133/
Vust67121/
Fayault6799/
Pfaucht6776/
Füst6776/
Fats6758/
Faju6757/
Faet6747/
Fastová6742/
Pfautch6734/
Fuzs6731/
Fausová6727/
Fujt6724/
Fult6722/
Feut6722/
Fuys6720/
Futt6717/
Fasd6717/
Fahu6717/
Fuot6717/
Fustova6715/
Faës6714/
Fuxs6714/
Féat6713/
Fuos6712/
Fuyt679/
Fausova678/
Fatp678/
Fuus675/
Fads675/
Fazt674/
Fhat673/
Fasz673/
Wfas673/
Fautova673/
Faïs673/
Faÿs673/
Fuut673/
Fauy672/
Faiu672/
Fuet672/
Fauh672/
Fatd672/
Wfat672/
Fhut672/
Fhas671/
Fayastp671/
Feaucht671/
Fasp671/
Fuht671/
Fusp671/
Fgus671/
Pfat671/
Fautshe671/
Fatı671/
Faït671/
Feuscht671/
Ffus671/
Faihstz671/
Fusd671/
Fusj671/
Vfau671/
Fgau671/
Fhus671/
Fusx671/
Faxs671/
Ffas671/
Ffat671/
Fauecht670/

Faust Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faust in the Russian language
Фаустfaust-

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Footnotes

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