Fayette Surname

296,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Congo

Fayette Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fayette Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8271:438,28237,694
Haiti1871:57,1333,309
France1161:572,61077,014
Congo1051:47,5154,412
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Wales41:773,63329,106
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
England11:55,718,059489,080
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

Fayette (1,318) may also be a first name.

Fayette Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fayette (Arabic: فايت) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fayette? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fayette is the 296,768th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 5,671,242 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Fayette are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Fayette is also the 216,497th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 1,318 people.

The last name Fayette is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 827 people, or 1 in 438,282. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 25 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Louisiana, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 15 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Fayette Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fayette has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fayette surname grew 766 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fayette Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fayette last name are 29.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Fayette earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning $46,890 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fayete92155/
Fayett92152/
Faytte921/
Faette921/
Vayette8629/
Foyette8623/
Faiette8622/
Fayetti8611/
Fayetta864/
Fiyette862/
Fajette862/
Faetthe862/
Fayatte861/
Fayotte861/
Fatte831,957/
Fayet831,028/
Faett8357/
Fayte8323/
Faete833/
Fyett830/
Faggette800/
Fiette77335/
Fayter77233/
Fayeta77201/
Fuette7799/
Faetti7797/
Fattey7757/
Faethe7747/
Foyett7724/
Faehte7714/
Fatthe779/
Faiete778/
Fayite777/
Fayeed775/
Fayate773/
Fayeti773/
Faitte772/
Fayeth772/
Feutte772/
Foyete772/
Faytes772/
Faetty772/
Fayteh772/
Fawett771/
Fayatt771/
Fattea771/
Fauyet771/
Feyett771/
Fajete771/
Fayoet770/
Feette770/
Vayett770/
Fauett770/
Fuyett770/
Fattee770/
Fate7336,558/
Fayt731,980/
Faet7347/
Fyet732/
Favetti71588/
Faietti71357/
Faggett71298/
Veyette7163/
Faittey7128/
Faietta7117/
Fouette7116/
Vayetti716/
Voyette716/
Phaette716/
Faweett713/
Fajetti713/
Faustte712/
Fayatee711/
Faggete711/
Fujette711/
Feitter711/
Feattie711/
Fayster711/
Wfayeed711/
Faiotte711/
Faittes711/
Fatthey711/
Foyeter710/
Vayotte710/
Feutter710/
Fautter710/
Fayed6772,602/
Fadte672,689/
Foyet672,275/
Fitte67964/
Fayat67860/
Faeti67591/
Fayot67572/
Faite67419/
Feyte67333/
Fautt67155/
Feite67105/
Feitt6799/
Fayst6780/
Fiete6773/
Fatei6771/
Faiet6750/
Fatey6743/
Fayta6738/
Faggetti6736/
Faute6730/
Fuete6729/
Fiett6725/
Fajet6724/
Fatea6724/
Feete6722/
Faitt6720/
Feyet6719/
Fayth6717/
Fhate6714/
Fayit6713/
Fatee6712/
Fuyet6711/
Foyte678/
Vayet678/
Faate677/
Feistter676/
Fajte675/
Feate674/
Faïte674/
Featt672/
Feute672/
Foete672/
Faydt672/
Fayty672/
Fauet671/
Fayti671/
Hfate671/
Vayte671/
Fawet671/
Fatté671/
Fiyet671/
Feett670/
Foggette670/

Fayette Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fayette in the Arabic language
فايتfayt-

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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
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  • 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 Fayette
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