Festas Surname

299,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Festas Surname User-submission:

Festas or festa means 'parties' or 'to party'.

The word is Portuguese is origin, with Latin roots.

Festas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal6231:16,7231,230
Brazil4131:518,34019,464
Greece1031:107,57118,087
France851:781,44495,071
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Festas (354) may also be a first name.

Festas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Festas or festa means 'parties' or 'to party'.

The word is Portuguese is origin, with Latin roots.

- apizza

Festas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Festas is borne by more people in Portugal than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Festas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Festas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 299,542nd most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,738,225 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Festas are found; 49 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 463,079th most widespread first name internationally, held by 354 people.

Festas is most prevalent in Portugal, where it is borne by 623 people, or 1 in 16,723. Other than Portugal Festas exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 33 percent are found and Greece, where 8 percent are found.

Festas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Festas last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Festas earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 46.28% less than the national average, earning $23,179 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.82% less than the national average, earning $49,276 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fiestas9216,111/
Festa9122,245/
Fetas9148/
Feastaus861/
Fiesta834,727/
Feitas832,037/
Fietas83225/
Vestas8377/
Festaz8350/
Feshta8335/
Fistas8333/
Festos8327/
Fettas8318/
Fetais8312/
Festac839/
Festta835/
Festad831/
Festah831/
Feytas831/
Festaa831/
Fetass831/
Feista831/
Festai831/
Feta805,013/
Festeau77125/
Feitais7768/
Festaud7713/
Festous776/
Fostaas776/
Festhos774/
Festead774/
Festace773/
Fastasz772/
Phestas771/
Feastea771/
Festaha771/
Fostass771/
Festeus771/
Fettass771/
Fystash771/
Fostaus770/
Festo7322,531/
Vesta739,381/
Fitas732,303/
Fetai731,963/
Fetta73949/
Fetah73948/
Fetaj73722/
Fetha73477/
Fytas73348/
Fetau73293/
Fista73283/
Feita73238/
Vetas73214/
Fetea73208/
Fejta73130/
Fetaz73108/
Fetaa7352/
Fetat7350/
Fieta7320/
Feuta7312/
Feeta7311/
Fehta739/
Fezta735/
Feyta734/
Feata733/
Fešta732/
Fetay732/
Fetga732/
Fheta731/
Fétas731/
Fettah679,437/
Fetahu673,006/
Faitas672,125/
Fietta67996/
Vistas67595/
Vettas67591/
Fetaih67483/
Festeu67353/
Festoc67342/
Viesta67290/
Fishta67270/
Veshta67176/
Fitass67137/
Fistos67132/
Vetaas67106/
Festou67101/
Veitas6798/
Fistea6798/
Vestah6785/
Festey6763/
Vestea6749/
Vietas6747/
Festei6741/
Feitay6740/
Fetaud6734/
Fiesto6724/
Fistaj6719/
Feteau6718/
Fyteas6716/
Fittas6716/
Fettai6715/
Fistac6715/
Fettat679/
Vastas677/
Fujtas677/
Fethai676/
Vestha675/
Vessta675/
Fethat675/
Fyttas675/
Veytas674/
Vestau674/
Veasta674/
Foitas674/
Fetach674/
Faista673/
Fetaha673/
Feitoa673/
Fjstad672/
Veista672/
Vestos672/
Fistad671/
Fistha671/
Festho671/
Feetta671/
Fetayh671/
Feytah671/
Fuitas671/
Pfista671/
Vethas671/
Fastaz671/
Fastos671/
Feheta671/
Fietay671/
Fettaj671/
Fitase671/
Fistaz671/
Fethay671/
Vostas671/
Foista671/
Feitah671/
Feitha671/
Fetait671/
Feteah671/
Fithas670/
Fettha670/
Feitaz670/
Fechta670/

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