Faust Surname
Approximately 44,905 people bear this surname
Faust Surname Definition:
(German-Latin) Lucky, Auspicious [Latin faust-us] Faust happens also to be the German word for ‘fist.’
Faust Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21,614 | 1:16,770 | 2,124 |
| Germany | 17,225 | 1:4,674 | 553 |
| Brazil | 1,336 | 1:160,235 | 6,178 |
| Russia | 870 | 1:165,659 | 18,886 |
| Canada | 737 | 1:49,994 | 6,077 |
| France | 572 | 1:116,124 | 17,489 |
| Switzerland | 251 | 1:32,721 | 4,820 |
| Argentina | 238 | 1:179,594 | 15,051 |
| England | 206 | 1:270,476 | 21,309 |
| Australia | 199 | 1:135,657 | 14,662 |
| Israel | 158 | 1:54,162 | 7,046 |
| Poland | 148 | 1:256,816 | 32,128 |
| Japan | 145 | 1:881,685 | 18,922 |
| Czechia | 135 | 1:78,766 | 13,218 |
| Luxembourg | 96 | 1:6,047 | 888 |
| Uruguay | 87 | 1:39,445 | 4,524 |
| Chile | 81 | 1:217,487 | 6,777 |
| Sweden | 64 | 1:153,856 | 10,752 |
| Spain | 64 | 1:730,501 | 31,369 |
| Netherlands | 61 | 1:276,839 | 34,217 |
| Belarus | 58 | 1:163,811 | 22,061 |
| Belgium | 57 | 1:201,696 | 26,362 |
| Denmark | 51 | 1:110,681 | 10,317 |
| Ukraine | 44 | 1:1,034,607 | 95,076 |
| Kazakhstan | 34 | 1:520,073 | 37,773 |
| Austria | 33 | 1:258,043 | 30,255 |
| Italy | 31 | 1:1,972,796 | 88,569 |
| Hungary | 30 | 1:327,209 | 24,029 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Croatia | 17 | 1:248,741 | 26,882 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Transnistria | 8 | 1:59,337 | 8,632 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 53 | 1:459,913 | 26,089 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,449 | 1:14,560 | 1,867 |
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.’
(German) Descendant of Faustus (fortunate).
Faust Demographics
Average Male Faust Height
177.72 cm
Average Female Faust Height
162.49 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Faust Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faust Come From? nationality or country of origin
Faust (Russian: Фауст) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Faust? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 12,503rd most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 162,288 people. The surname Faust occurs mostly 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 widely held first name globally, borne by 1,096 people.
Faust is most common 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 are found, California, where 6 percent are found and Texas, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 93 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 38 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.
Faust Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Faust has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Faust surname increased 627 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 389 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Faust Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Faust surname is primarily Orthodox (72%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Faust last name are 12.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.74% being registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fauste | 91 | 406 | / |
| Fauszt | 91 | 273 | / |
| Faustt | 91 | 7 | / |
| Fausts | 91 | 7 | / |
| Fauest | 91 | 2 | / |
| Fausth | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pfaust | 91 | 0 | / |
| Fast | 89 | 17,740 | / |
| Faus | 89 | 3,751 | / |
| Fust | 89 | 2,873 | / |
| Faut | 89 | 1,148 | / |
| Fausstt | 83 | 12 | / |
| Faustte | 83 | 2 | / |
| Faustch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Faussst | 83 | 0 | / |
| Fayaust | 83 | 0 | / |
| Foust | 80 | 15,907 | / |
| Fauth | 80 | 5,586 | / |
| Fuste | 80 | 2,682 | / |
| Feast | 80 | 1,982 | / |
| Faist | 80 | 1,590 | / |
| Fuest | 80 | 1,340 | / |
| Fausz | 80 | 851 | / |
| Fasth | 80 | 843 | / |
| Fauss | 80 | 772 | / |
| Fautz | 80 | 606 | / |
| Pfaus | 80 | 364 | / |
| Faast | 80 | 304 | / |
| Fuhst | 80 | 241 | / |
| Fajst | 80 | 174 | / |
| Fautt | 80 | 155 | / |
| Fajut | 80 | 150 | / |
| Faste | 80 | 127 | / |
| Faush | 80 | 82 | / |
| Fayst | 80 | 80 | / |
| Fause | 80 | 78 | / |
| Fault | 80 | 62 | / |
| Fasht | 80 | 52 | / |
| Fausd | 80 | 39 | / |
| Faute | 80 | 30 | / |
| Fuist | 80 | 26 | / |
| Faudt | 80 | 21 | / |
| Fauht | 80 | 18 | / |
| Fauts | 80 | 15 | / |
| Fauxt | 80 | 15 | / |
| Fastø | 80 | 8 | / |
| Faues | 80 | 7 | / |
| Fayus | 80 | 6 | / |
| Fausø | 80 | 6 | / |
| Fasst | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vaust | 80 | 4 | / |
| Feust | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fuust | 80 | 3 | / |
| Faszt | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fauzt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fusts | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fauet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fausx | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faest | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fauxs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fusst | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fustz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fauys | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fauds | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ffaus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Fasts | 80 | 0 | / |
| Faustova | 77 | 1,579 | / |
| Faustová | 77 | 130 | / |
| Fat | 75 | 12,007 | / |
| Fau | 75 | 7,970 | / |
| Fas | 75 | 1,643 | / |
| Fus | 75 | 1,164 | / |
| Fut | 75 | 323 | / |
| Fausch | 73 | 940 | / |
| Faisst | 73 | 907 | / |
| Pfautz | 73 | 516 | / |
| Pfauth | 73 | 336 | / |
| Fausse | 73 | 117 | / |
| Faihst | 73 | 75 | / |
| Fouste | 73 | 75 | / |
| Fautch | 73 | 67 | / |
| Fauyas | 73 | 24 | / |
| Fayout | 73 | 22 | / |
| Faiszt | 73 | 20 | / |
| Fahuet | 73 | 19 | / |
| Faizst | 73 | 14 | / |
| Feaste | 73 | 14 | / |
| Fausze | 73 | 11 | / |
| Fajout | 73 | 11 | / |
| Fauese | 73 | 10 | / |
| Fayest | 73 | 6 | / |
| Fauthz | 73 | 6 | / |
| Faiuse | 73 | 5 | / |
| Fautse | 73 | 5 | / |
| Faouet | 73 | 4 | / |
| Faasth | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fayous | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fauths | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fayuse | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fajous | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fouest | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fayaut | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fautsz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Faiste | 73 | 2 | / |
| Feuste | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fieast | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faucht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faushs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fawest | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faisth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faaste | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phaust | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fustte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fuscht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fauyet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fudsht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fhaues | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faiset | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fhoust | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pfoust | 73 | 0 | / |
| Faudte | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fauett | 73 | 0 | / |
| Faushe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Feusst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pfauts | 73 | 0 | / |
| Foutst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fousht | 73 | 0 | / |
| Faeszt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fayustova | 71 | 354 | / |
| Fath | 67 | 70,300 | / |
| Fate | 67 | 36,558 | / |
| Fuse | 67 | 35,550 | / |
| Pfau | 67 | 11,131 | / |
| Fais | 67 | 7,847 | / |
| Faas | 67 | 6,118 | / |
| Faes | 67 | 5,978 | / |
| Fuss | 67 | 5,608 | / |
| Faux | 67 | 5,591 | / |
| Fute | 67 | 5,276 | / |
| Fait | 67 | 4,540 | / |
| Fatt | 67 | 3,849 | / |
| Fase | 67 | 3,588 | / |
| Fuhs | 67 | 3,271 | / |
| Fass | 67 | 3,237 | / |
| Fash | 67 | 2,823 | / |
| Fout | 67 | 2,793 | / |
| Vast | 67 | 2,356 | / |
| Fayt | 67 | 1,980 | / |
| Fahs | 67 | 1,852 | / |
| Fays | 67 | 1,597 | / |
| Fajt | 67 | 1,511 | / |
| Faud | 67 | 1,060 | / |
| Fous | 67 | 879 | / |
| Fastova | 67 | 829 | / |
| Fayu | 67 | 740 | / |
| Fujs | 67 | 671 | / |
| Fautsch | 67 | 657 | / |
| Fost | 67 | 619 | / |
| Fauz | 67 | 618 | / |
| Feat | 67 | 516 | / |
| Fauß | 67 | 420 | / |
| Faat | 67 | 380 | / |
| Fusz | 67 | 379 | / |
| Fajs | 67 | 360 | / |
| Fush | 67 | 352 | / |
| Fuit | 67 | 347 | / |
| Vaus | 67 | 250 | / |
| Faup | 67 | 239 | / |
| Fues | 67 | 227 | / |
| Feas | 67 | 221 | / |
| Faht | 67 | 187 | / |
| Faue | 67 | 177 | / |
| Vaut | 67 | 176 | / |
| Feus | 67 | 170 | / |
| Fuis | 67 | 139 | / |
| Futh | 67 | 133 | / |
| Vust | 67 | 121 | / |
| Fayault | 67 | 99 | / |
| Pfaucht | 67 | 76 | / |
| Füst | 67 | 76 | / |
| Fats | 67 | 58 | / |
| Faju | 67 | 57 | / |
| Faet | 67 | 47 | / |
| Fastová | 67 | 42 | / |
| Pfautch | 67 | 34 | / |
| Fuzs | 67 | 31 | / |
| Fausová | 67 | 27 | / |
| Fujt | 67 | 24 | / |
| Fult | 67 | 22 | / |
| Feut | 67 | 22 | / |
| Fuys | 67 | 20 | / |
| Futt | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fasd | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fahu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fuot | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fustova | 67 | 15 | / |
| Faës | 67 | 14 | / |
| Fuxs | 67 | 14 | / |
| Féat | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fuos | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fuyt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fausova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fatp | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fuus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fads | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fazt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fhat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fasz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wfas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fautova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Faïs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Faÿs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fuut | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fauy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Faiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fuet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fauh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fatd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wfat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fhut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fayastp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feaucht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fasp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fusp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fgus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fautshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fatı | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faït | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feuscht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ffus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faihstz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fusd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fusj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vfau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fgau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fusx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faxs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ffas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ffat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fauecht | 67 | 0 | / |
Faust Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faust in the Russian language | ||
| Фауст | faust | - |
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