Fayant Surname

510,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Canada

Fayant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fayant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3271:203,12831,564
Canada2461:149,77915,288
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Fayant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fayant is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fayant? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fayant is the 510,276th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,369,026 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Fayant reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 327 people, or 1 in 203,128. In France it is most numerous in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 41 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 35 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 13 percent reside. Besides France it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Fayant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fayant has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fayant last name increased 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fayant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fayant surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Fayant earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.2% less than the national average, earning $37,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.2% less than the national average, earning $40,643 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fayants921/
Fayan91574/
Fauyan8358/
Fayand8337/
Faynet8331/
Fahyan8312/
Fayhan836/
Fayang835/
Foyant835/
Fayane834/
Vayant833/
Fayent831/
Fayaun831/
Fayanh831/
Fayn80631/
Feyants7724/
Faiante779/
Faynete772/
Phayant771/
Fahayan771/
Faint731,500/
Fayne731,253/
Fayon73923/
Faunt73555/
Vayan73507/
Faian73324/
Fajan73252/
Fayen73229/
Fayam73227/
Fiyan73152/
Foyan7369/
Fuyan7337/
Fayun7334/
Vaynt7324/
Feyan7313/
Fayin7312/
Faent733/
Fahyn733/
Faynn732/
Foynt731/
Faain731/
Fayanova7155/
Fhayanne711/
Feyhan673,804/
Foyang67509/
Fuyane67459/
Voyant67341/
Faihan67206/
Phayan6790/
Vahyan6789/
Fuyang6787/
Fiyane6783/
Fayong6738/
Feyand6735/
Feyahn6731/
Fainet6726/
Fayina6722/
Fiyang6722/
Fayoon6720/
Feyang6719/
Fahjan6718/
Faindt6716/
Fahian6715/
Fayoun6715/
Fajndt6715/
Fahyna6713/
Hfoyan6712/
Feyane6710/
Fayten678/
Viyant677/
Faunte677/
Faiane677/
Faytin675/
Fohyan674/
Fayend674/
Fauntz673/
Fieyan673/
Faayne673/
Fayene673/
Fouyan672/
Vayand672/
Faiyon672/
Fainte672/
Fahyun672/
Fayone672/
Faysen672/
Faynne672/
Fayeen671/
Faying671/
Fahain671/
Faityn671/
Faajan671/
Fahyen671/
Faiyna671/
Fayuun671/
Fayonk671/
Fayyon671/
Faiang671/
Foyane671/
Fajanh671/
Fahean670/
Faunts670/
Veyant670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fayant
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