Faï Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Faï Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Fai (13,230), Faî (1) & Fái (35) are calculated separately.
Faï (80) may also be a first name.
Faï Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faï Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Faï occurs most in Benin. It may also appear as: Fai, Faî or Fái. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Faï? popularity and diffusion
Faï is the 6,063,924th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Faï reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Faï is also the 1,075,395th most common first name globally It is held by 80 people.
Faï is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,291,950. In Benin it is primarily found in: Alibori Department, where 88 percent reside and Donga Department, where 13 percent reside. Besides Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 10 percent reside and France, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fai | 89 | 13,230 | / |
| Faî | 89 | 1 | / |
| Faïz | 86 | 5 | / |
| Faïs | 86 | 3 | / |
| Faïd | 86 | 2 | / |
| Faïa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fadï | 86 | 1 | / |
| Faït | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fa | 80 | 36,712 | / |
| Fái | 78 | 35 | / |
| Faïss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fay | 67 | 39,111 | / |
| Fad | 67 | 20,253 | / |
| Fat | 67 | 12,007 | / |
| Faz | 67 | 10,429 | / |
| Fau | 67 | 7,970 | / |
| Fah | 67 | 7,422 | / |
| Fea | 67 | 3,141 | / |
| Faa | 67 | 2,622 | / |
| Fas | 67 | 1,643 | / |
| Foa | 67 | 1,095 | / |
| Faß | 67 | 967 | / |
| Faj | 67 | 289 | / |
| Hfa | 67 | 255 | / |
| Fha | 67 | 216 | / |
| Fap | 67 | 46 | / |
| Faÿ | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wfa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Pfa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fga | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ffa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Faç | 67 | 8 | / |
| Faà | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vfa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fać | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fêa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaï | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Faï
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