Festa Surname

24,316th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy14,1771:4,314446
United States3,5411:102,36111,307
Brazil1,6871:126,8964,825
Argentina1,0111:42,2783,554
Portugal3401:30,6421,941
France2111:314,80047,893
England1861:299,55922,824
Canada1691:218,02121,041
Switzerland971:84,6699,525
Czechia931:114,33818,644
Australia851:317,59627,389
Haiti761:140,5786,140
Spain701:667,88629,788
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Belgium641:179,63524,162
Venezuela461:656,61011,395
Greece381:291,57342,990
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Bosnia and Herzegovina241:147,3509,891
Uruguay241:142,99012,722
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Wales51:618,90625,852
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China31:455,773,85521,925
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

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.

- lucasrezende

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fešta932/
Fiesta914,727/
Festas911,270/
Festaz9150/
Feshta9135/
Festta915/
Faesta912/
Festad911/
Festah911/
Foesta911/
Festaa911/
Feista911/
Festai911/
Feta895,013/
Festeau83125/
Festaud8313/
Festead834/
Feastea831/
Festaha831/
Festo8022,531/
Vesta809,381/
Fetai801,963/
Festi801,214/
Fetta80949/
Fetah80948/
Fetaj80722/
Feste80559/
Fetha80477/
Fetau80293/
Fista80283/
Feita80238/
Fetea80208/
Fejta80130/
Fasta80125/
Fosta80118/
Fetaz80108/
Festy8094/
Fetaa8052/
Fetat8050/
Fetas8048/
Fieta8020/
Feuta8012/
Feeta8011/
Fehta809/
Fezta805/
Feyta804/
Feata803/
Fetay802/
Fetga802/
Fheta801/
Feastaus771/
Fettah739,437/
Fester734,439/
Fetahu733,006/
Feitas732,037/
Fietta73996/
Fetaih73483/
Festeu73353/
Viesta73290/
Fishta73270/
Veshta73176/
Feiste73157/
Festge73102/
Festou73101/
Fistea7398/
Vestah7385/
Festey7363/
Vestea7349/
Feshti7348/
Festes7347/
Festei7341/
Feitay7340/
Fetaud7334/
Fistas7333/
Feszty7329/
Festos7327/
Fiesto7324/
Festøy7323/
Fieste7319/
Fistaj7319/
Feteau7318/
Fettas7318/
Festti7317/
Fettai7315/
Feaste7314/
Fetais7312/
Fettat739/
Fastay739/
Fostau739/
Fiesty737/
Festis737/
Fethai736/
Vestha735/
Vessta735/
Fethat735/
Fostea735/
Vestau734/
Veasta734/
Fetach734/
Faista733/
Fetaha733/
Feitoa733/
Fjstad732/
Veista732/
Fistad731/
Fistha731/
Fested731/
Festho731/
Feuste731/
Feetta731/
Feisti731/
Fohsta731/
Fastah731/
Fetayh731/
Feytah731/
Pfista731/
Faesto731/
Feheta731/
Fietay731/
Feytas731/
Fettaj731/
Feshte731/
Feasty731/
Festep731/
Fistaz731/
Fetass731/
Fethay731/
Foista731/
Feitah731/
Feitha731/
Festyi731/
Fetait731/
Feteah731/
Festet730/
Fettha730/
Feitaz730/
Fechta730/
Festte730/
Fita6711,675/
Feaster675,699/
Veta675,126/
Feto672,930/
Fetahaj671,052/
Fettach67831/
Feister67747/
Fyta67285/
Fjæstad6788/
Fechtah6783/
Veshtaj6772/
Feitais6768/
Festuot6761/
Fasteau6740/
Festich6726/
Festter6721/
Feshtei6721/
Festych6718/
Fetaova6710/
Festher679/
Feshtey677/
Festous676/
Fejster675/
Festhos674/
Feyster674/
Pfester674/
Feshter673/
Féta673/
Vieszta673/
Feitaha672/
Feheste672/
Feytaud672/
Phestas671/
Phiesta671/
Fiestte671/
Fedteau671/
Feester671/
Feastes671/
Feateau671/
Faissta671/
Festeer671/
Feustei671/
Feteaud671/
Fettass671/
Feshteh671/
Fesstey671/
Fettahe671/
Fettaha671/
Faiceta671/
Fystash671/
Festedt670/
Feeytay670/
Feistot670/
Pfieste670/
Feasted670/
Fuistad670/

Festa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Festa in the Russian language
Фестаfesta-

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