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Where Does The Last Name Fay Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Fay (Arabic: فاي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻱ, Russian: Фай) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Fáy or Faÿ. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fay? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Fay is the 14,244^th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 186,330 people. The last name Fay occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Fay reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 12,972^nd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 75,673 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 20,629 people, or 1 in 17,570. In The United States Fay is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 10 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 121 countries. It is also common in France, where 8 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Fay Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Fay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fay last name rose 243 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 278 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 164 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 217 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fay Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Fay last name is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland, Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Maronite (71%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Fay surname are 6.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.4% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fay earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.36% more than the national average, earning 371,566 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 13.15% less than the national average, earning R 206,400 per year; in United States they earn 12.23% more than the national average, earning $48,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.32% more than the national average, earning $50,341 CAD per year.