Festa Surname
Approximately 22,245 people bear this surname
Festa Surname User-submission:
Festa, a surname that is derived from the adjectival phrase 'Dies festum' 'feast day'. From the Campobasso, region of Italy. Designated for the one who organized the festivities for the bourgeoisie.
Festa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 14,177 | 1:4,314 | 446 |
| United States | 3,541 | 1:102,361 | 11,307 |
| Brazil | 1,687 | 1:126,896 | 4,825 |
| Argentina | 1,011 | 1:42,278 | 3,554 |
| Portugal | 340 | 1:30,642 | 1,941 |
| France | 211 | 1:314,800 | 47,893 |
| England | 186 | 1:299,559 | 22,824 |
| Canada | 169 | 1:218,021 | 21,041 |
| Switzerland | 97 | 1:84,669 | 9,525 |
| Czechia | 93 | 1:114,338 | 18,644 |
| Australia | 85 | 1:317,596 | 27,389 |
| Haiti | 76 | 1:140,578 | 6,140 |
| Spain | 70 | 1:667,886 | 29,788 |
| Germany | 68 | 1:1,183,904 | 77,258 |
| Belgium | 64 | 1:179,635 | 24,162 |
| Venezuela | 46 | 1:656,610 | 11,395 |
| Greece | 38 | 1:291,573 | 42,990 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24 | 1:147,350 | 9,891 |
| Uruguay | 24 | 1:142,990 | 12,722 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
The alternate forms: Fešta (2) are calculated separately.
Festa (3,015) may also be a first name.
Festa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Festa, a surname that is derived from the adjectival phrase 'Dies festum' 'feast day'. From the Campobasso, region of Italy. Designated for the one who organized the festivities for the bourgeoisie.
- lucasrezendeFesta Demographics
Average Male Festa Height
174.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Festa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Festa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Festa (Russian: Феста) is most common in Italy. It can also occur as a variant: Fešta. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Festa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Festa is the 24,316th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 327,604 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Festa are found; 66 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 64 percent are found in Italic Europe. Festa is also the 131,715th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 3,015 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 14,177 people, or 1 in 4,314. In Italy Festa is most prevalent in: Lombardy, where 33 percent live, Campania, where 25 percent live and Piedmont, where 10 percent live. Beside Italy this surname exists in 64 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.
Festa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Festa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 17,705 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 6,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Festa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Festa last name are 1.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.42% being registered with the political party.
The amount Festa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 7.16% more than the national average, earning €32,181 per year; in United States they earn 16.5% more than the national average, earning $50,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.19% more than the national average, earning $57,725 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Festa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Festa in the Russian language | ||
| Феста | festa | - |
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Footnotes
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