Faà Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Faà Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faà Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Faa (2,622) are calculated separately.

Faà Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faà occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Faa. Click here for further potential spellings of Faà.

How Common Is The Last Name Faà? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Faà are found; 83 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 83 percent are found in Italic Europe.

The last name Faà is most frequently used in Italy, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 12,231,338. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Lombardy, where 40 percent reside, Piedmont, where 20 percent reside and Sardinia, where 20 percent reside. Beside Italy it exists in one country. It is also common in France, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faa892,622/
Fa8036,712/
809/
Fay6739,111/
Fad6720,253/
Fai6713,230/
Fat6712,007/
Faz6710,429/
Fau677,970/
Fah677,422/
Fea673,141/
Fas671,643/
Foa671,095/
Faß67967/
Faj67289/
Hfa67255/
Fha67216/
Fap6746/
Faÿ6726/
Wfa6722/
Pfa6717/
Faï6710/
Fga6710/
Ffa679/
Faç678/
Vfa675/
Fêa671/
Faî671/
Fać671/

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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 Faà
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