Fayf Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Fayf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fayf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Fayf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fayf (Arabic: فائف, Russian: Файф) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fayf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Fayf is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Fayf are found; 46 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 46 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 9,007,691. In Russia Fayf is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 31 percent reside, Omsk Oblast, where 19 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Fayf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fayf last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than the national average, with 25% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Fyf864/
Fahyfh801/
Fyfe7512,219/
Faff75408/
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Faif7526/
Fauf7524/
Fayb7522/
Hfaf7513/
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Faft754/
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Fapf750/
Pfaff6730,050/
Faife6722,189/
Fyffe675,740/
Faffe6748/
Pfeyf6728/
Fayeb6710/
Pfafe6710/
Pfaif677/
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Faiyw671/
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Pfaef671/
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Ffyfe671/
Fahfe671/
Pfafs671/
Hfytf671/
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Fayub671/
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Fysfe671/
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Faief671/
Pfaft670/
Fauef670/
Fafft670/
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Fayf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fayf in the Russian language
Файфfajf-
Fayf in the Arabic language
فائفfayf-

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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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  • 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 Fayf
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