Feast Surname

208,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Feast Surname Definition:

From the French, Fisette; a personal name.

Feast Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7611:73,2178,352
United States4251:852,84564,957
Australia4101:65,8437,865
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
New Zealand911:49,7628,043
South Africa861:629,97347,084
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Wales61:515,75523,171
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
India51:153,413,076951,030
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4751:51,3176,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:440,51531,974

Feast (23) may also be a first name.

Feast Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the French, Fisette; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Feast Last Name Facts

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

The surname Feast (Arabic: ليمة) is most common in England. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Feast.

How Common Is The Last Name Feast? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 208,668th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,676,865 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Feast are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in British Isles. Feast is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 23 people.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 761 people, or 1 in 73,217. In England Feast is mostly concentrated in: Hampshire, where 12 percent reside, Greater London, where 9 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 21 percent reside.

Feast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Feast has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Feast surname rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 373 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Feast Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Feast surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Feast surname are 28.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.32% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Feast earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.04% less than the national average, earning R 220,920 per year; in United States they earn 14.82% less than the national average, earning $36,755 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.18% less than the national average, earning $47,605 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feaste9114/
Fieast911/
Fast8917,740/
Fest893,233/
Feat89516/
Feas89221/
Faust8044,905/
Feist8013,089/
Faist801,590/
Fuest801,340/
Feest80934/
Fasth80843/
Fiest80605/
Feste80559/
Fehst80559/
Faast80304/
Feyat80213/
Foest80181/
Fajst80174/
Feyst80145/
Faste80127/
Fehat80127/
Festő80106/
Feath8081/
Fayst8080/
Feszt8076/
Feyas8066/
Fease8058/
Fasht8052/
Festø8037/
Pfest8017/
Fejst8016/
Fastø808/
Fejas807/
Fasst805/
Fehas805/
Feate804/
Feats803/
Feust803/
Faszt803/
Featt802/
Featz802/
Veast802/
Feias802/
Fyast802/
Feash801/
Feiat801/
Faest801/
Fesst801/
Fests801/
Fesht801/
Fiast801/
Feass800/
Feads800/
Fasts800/
Feost800/
Feeas800/
Fat7512,007/
Fes753,902/
Fea753,141/
Fas751,643/
Fet75600/
Faisst73907/
Fauste73406/
Feisst73297/
Fauszt73273/
Feiste73157/
Faihst7375/
Featch7344/
Fieszt7342/
Feiszt7323/
Faiszt7320/
Faizst7314/
Foehst737/
Faustt737/
Fausts737/
Fayest736/
Feathe735/
Festch734/
Faasth734/
Fauest732/
Fouest732/
Faiste732/
Fehass732/
Feuste731/
Feyate731/
Fheath731/
Fhestz731/
Feiaht731/
Fausth731/
Fawest731/
Faisth731/
Faaste731/
Feisht731/
Feshte731/
Fehate731/
Pfeist730/
Foesst730/
Feusst730/
Pfaust730/
Festte730/
Faeszt730/
Fath6770,300/
Vest6717,723/
Veas679,161/
Fais677,847/
Faas676,118/
Faes675,978/
Fett675,825/
Fete675,556/
Fait674,540/
Fatt673,849/
Faus673,751/
Fase673,588/
Feit673,437/
Feys673,322/
Fass673,237/
Fash672,823/
Feth672,784/
Vast672,356/
Fees672,032/
Fayt671,980/
Fahs671,852/
Fays671,597/
Fajt671,511/
Fess671,413/
Feya671,162/
Faut671,148/
Feja671,045/
Fastova67829/
Fiet67802/
Foes67799/
Feyt67791/
Fesh67727/
Fies67710/
Feis67677/
Faat67380/
Fajs67360/
Fead67325/
Feah67310/
Fejt67267/
Fets67242/
Fues67227/
Fesz67190/
Faht67187/
Feia67186/
Fist67181/
Feus67170/
Fese67160/
Feha67141/
Feht67129/
Foet67128/
Feet6797/
Festová6789/
Fats6758/
Fedt6756/
Feaz6756/
Faet6747/
Fastová6742/
Fyst6734/
Feae6729/
Fe'a6728/
Feut6722/
Fäst6721/
Fasd6717/
Faës6714/
Feds6713/
Féat6713/
Fausstt6712/
Figgest6710/
Feua6710/
Fatp678/
Fesp677/
Fehs676/
Feea676/
Feax675/
Fads675/
Fesr675/
Festova675/
Feás675/
Fejs674/
Fazt674/
Veat673/
Fijeash673/
Fhat673/
Fhea673/
Fasz673/
Wfas673/
Faïs673/
Faÿs673/
Fgea673/
Feheste672/
Fesd672/
Fuet672/
Faustte672/
Feït672/
Fyet672/
Fatd672/
Wfat672/
Vfet672/
Hfet672/
Fexs671/
Fhas671/
Fayastp671/
Fasp671/
Pfat671/
Faustch671/
Fatı671/
Faït671/
Feuscht671/
Feÿs671/
Feșa671/
Faihstz671/
Pfea671/
Wfea671/
Wfes671/
Fges671/
Fget671/
Fiea671/
Feasche671/
Faxs671/
Ffas671/
Ffat671/
Fesj671/
Festsch671/
Faussst670/
Fayaust670/

Feast Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Feast in the Arabic language
ليمةlymt-

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