Faya Surname

66,332nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Faya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo1,8901:3,835622
Tanzania1,8311:28,9143,455
South Africa7471:72,5279,038
Peru4161:76,4045,461
Cameroon3791:54,8007,095
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Spain3051:153,28511,267
Argentina2021:211,60117,444
Nigeria1801:984,12641,775
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
France1391:477,86167,615
Zimbabwe1381:111,87115,325
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Pakistan1081:1,654,11017,254
Indonesia771:1,717,522111,746
Mexico761:1,633,24016,970
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
Liberia371:119,1509,110
Sierra Leone361:196,934344
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Ivory Coast251:922,84923,346
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
India231:33,350,669396,143
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Yemen101:2,642,52914,606
England101:5,571,806158,774
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Maldives51:80,8343,218
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Faya (59,730) may also be a first name.

Faya Last Name Facts

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

Faya (Arabic: فايا, Bengali: ফায়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻳﻪ, Hindi: फया, Russian: Фая) is most common in Togo. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 66,332nd most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 969,733 people. Faya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Faya are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 28 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 15,908th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 59,730 people.

It is most widely held in Togo, where it is carried by 1,890 people, or 1 in 3,835. Barring Togo it occurs in 79 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 24 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Faya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Faya has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,371 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Faya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Faya surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Faya earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 11.42% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,172 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.05% less than the national average, earning R 144,840 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.24% more than the national average, earning $27,979,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 3.28% more than the national average, earning $44,564 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fayaz89150,349/
Fayad89130,259/
Fayas892,579/
Fayah891,857/
Fayat89860/
Fayau8956/
Faaya8929/
Fayha895/
Fayap893/
Fayaa891/
Fauya891/
Fhaya890/
Fay8639,111/
Faa862,622/
Fayadh80782/
Fayaud80441/
Fahaya8072/
Fujaya8045/
Fauyas8024/
Fayash8019/
Fayazz8018/
Fayaja8016/
Fayaya8015/
Fayass807/
Fayowa807/
Fhayaz805/
Fayahe805/
Fauyaz804/
Fyjaya804/
Fayaux804/
Fauyad803/
Fayaut802/
Fayhaa802/
Fayhaz802/
Fayatt801/
Fojaya801/
Fayhah801/
Fahyah801/
Fuyaya801/
Fayasz801/
Fayeau801/
Fayhad801/
Fahyaz801/
Fahyas801/
Fajaya801/
Ffayaz801/
Faye75406,562/
Fayz7530,181/
Fahy7513,627/
Vaya755,442/
Foya755,009/
Faia752,134/
Fayt751,980/
Fayd751,802/
Fays751,597/
Fayo751,382/
Feya751,162/
Faja75988/
Fayu75740/
Fuya75652/
Fiya75536/
Fayi75517/
Faay75405/
Faiy75354/
Fayh7564/
Fa'a7557/
Faai7512/
Fhay7511/
Fayj758/
Fayy757/
Fgay756/
Fayó755/
Faaj753/
Wfaa753/
Fajy752/
Fauy752/
Wfay752/
Fayé752/
Pfay751/
Faïa751/
Fyya751/
Pfaa751/
Vfay751/
Faaa751/
Fayault7399/
Fayeaux734/
Hfayadh734/
Fayez6783,099/
Fayed6772,602/
Fa6736,712/
Fahey6723,080/
Fiyaz674,169/
Fayos672,689/
Faiad671,748/
Faiaz671,690/
Fayiz671,091/
Fayet671,028/
Fayis67832/
Fahia67687/
Fayot67572/
Fiyah67555/
Foyaz67457/
Faias67438/
Fuyad67361/
Fy67307/
Fayes67301/
Faaij67276/
Fayou67251/
Fayie67246/
Feyat67213/
Fiyas67199/
Fayeh67157/
Feyaz67156/
Foyah67128/
Phaya67124/
Faihy67116/
Fahys67110/
Faaiz6797/
Fayst6780/
Faaji6768/
Feyas6766/
Faiyo6764/
Fouya6762/
Faiah6758/
Fyyaz6756/
Fajah6738/
Vayaa6731/
Fahay6728/
Fayoz6727/
Vahya6724/
Feyad6723/
Fayyz6722/
Fayid6721/
Fayih6721/
Faiyz6718/
Fiyad6716/
Fayoh6715/
Foyad6715/
Fayit6713/
Fahai6712/
Fahye6712/
Faiha6710/
Fayee6710/
Faaye679/
Fuyat679/
Fiyat678/
Faaid677/
Fayij676/
Fayus676/
Fayuz675/
Fayhi675/
Faayz675/
Faaja674/
Vayah674/
Feyah674/
Faydh674/
Fahiy673/
Faiyi673/
Feyau673/
Faiau673/
Faais673/
Fahaj672/
Fhiya672/
Fayhe672/
Fauye672/
Faaju672/
Fayoo672/
Faiat672/
Faydt672/
Fuuya672/
Faajd672/
Pfoya671/
Fhaye671/
Faiys671/
Faaia671/
Faajo671/
Faayi671/
Fayii671/
Fayàs671/
Fauyo671/
Fauys671/
Fauyz671/
Fayio671/
Faysh671/
Fahyo671/
Fajaa671/
Fehya671/
Fooya671/
Fijaa671/
Feyap671/
Faait671/
Fa'ai671/
Fayhd671/
Fyyad671/
Fuyaa671/
Faayd671/
Fayyi671/
Fayhy670/
Fauhy670/
Fayhu670/
Faych670/

Faya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﻳﻪfayh-
Faya in the Bengali language
ফায়াphaya-
Faya in the Hindi language
फयाphaya79.66
फायाphaya10.17
िफयाiphaya3.39
फायphaya1.69
Faya in the Russian language
Фаяfaa-
Faya in the Arabic language
فاياfaya-

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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 Faya
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