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 Festa Salary in
United States
$50,269 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Festa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Festa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Festa (Russian: Феста) has its highest incidence in Italy. It can also appear as a variant: Fešta. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Festa? popularity and diffusion
Festa is the 24,316th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 327,604 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Festa live; 66 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 64 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 131,715th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,015 people.
The last name is most widespread in Italy, where it is carried by 14,177 people, or 1 in 4,314. In Italy Festa is most common in: Lombardy, where 33 percent reside, Campania, where 25 percent reside and Piedmont, where 10 percent reside. Barring Italy it exists in 64 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.
Festa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Festa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Festa last name grew 17,705 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 6,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Festa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Festa are 1.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.42% registered to vote for 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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