Festing Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Festing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Festing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1651:487,91242,047
Canada431:856,87466,382
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
England211:2,653,24194,788
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Festing Last Name Facts

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

The last name Festing (Russian: Фестинг) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Festing? popularity and diffusion

Festing is the 864,701st most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Festing are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 487,912. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 54 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Berlin, where 12 percent are found. Not including Germany Festing exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Festing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Festing has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Festing surname expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 49 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Festing Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Festing last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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

The amount Festing earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.3% more than the national average, earning $51,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.14% more than the national average, earning $50,745 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faesting931/
Foesting930/
Festin922,791/
Feting9263/
Fetting861,432/
Fasting86559/
Vesting86129/
Fieting86122/
Festina8686/
Fetings8624/
Fosting864/
Festind861/
Feuting861/
Festien861/
Feiting861/
Feating860/
Fetin83151/
Fuisting80178/
Faisting8025/
Fechting8025/
Phesting800/
Vestin772,501/
Festen77280/
Fistin77181/
Fettin77110/
Fiting77104/
Fetina7788/
Veting7724/
Fetien7711/
Festim777/
Feitin775/
Fettng774/
Feštin773/
Fethin772/
Feytin772/
Fetion771/
Festyn771/
Feychting758/
Festinová756/
Fetn731/
Fitting711,579/
Vieting71206/
Fistina71157/
Vetting71141/
Vesteng7182/
Fettien7122/
Visting7115/
Fasteng7114/
Fettyng717/
Feiteng712/
Feuteng711/
Phestin711/
Feitien711/
Faiting711/
Vasting711/
Faistin711/
Feshten711/
Feasten710/
Fetteng710/
Fethinn710/
Feten673,569/
Fitin67122/
Vetin6794/
Vuisting6737/
Phetting6714/
Fetinova675/
Fetim674/
Fetne674/
Faistina671/
Fetyn671/
Fittings670/
Veitting670/

Festing Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Festing in the Russian language
Фестингfesting-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Festing
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