Festo Surname

24,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Festo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Festo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21,9301:2,414323
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Kenya1361:339,55820,421
Indonesia1031:1,283,97389,572
Uganda561:697,13035,026
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Festo (63,391) may also be a first name.

Festo Last Name Facts

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

Festo (Hindi: फेस्टो, Russian: Фесто) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Festo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,018th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 323,445 people. Festo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Festo live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 15,149th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 63,391 people.

The last name Festo is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 21,930 people, or 1 in 2,414. In Tanzania Festo is mostly found in: Kagera Region, where 22 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 9 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 7 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Festo is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Festo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Festo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Festo last name expanded 4,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Festo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Festo last name are 20.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.53% registered with the political party.

Festo earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.54% more than the national average, earning $45,539 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Festou91101/
Festos9127/
Fiesto9124/
Faesto911/
Festho911/
Feto892,930/
Festuot8361/
Festous836/
Festhos834/
Feistot830/
Festa8022,245/
Feito804,209/
Fetou802,035/
Fetoh801,977/
Fetto80367/
Fetgo80339/
Vesto80211/
Fasto80157/
Fetoo80122/
Fetot80100/
Fisto80100/
Feuto8073/
Feyto8029/
Fosto8023/
Fieto8017/
Fejto805/
Fetho804/
Fetoš801/
Fetouh735,368/
Fiesta734,727/
Festas731,270/
Phesto73575/
Festeu73353/
Foszto73171/
Fettou73137/
Fistos73132/
Fetoot73130/
Fetouz7361/
Festaz7350/
Feytou7339/
Fetuot7339/
Viesto7335/
Feshta7335/
Fietho7323/
Fietto7322/
Fossto7318/
Veisto7313/
Feitos7311/
Fetous737/
Festta735/
Feitoo735/
Fashto735/
Fetohe734/
Fettoh734/
Feutoh734/
Fetgou733/
Fetosh733/
Feitoa733/
Faesta732/
Feituo732/
Fietoh731/
Feitoz731/
Festad731/
Fethou731/
Festah731/
Fetoyh731/
Feista731/
Vaesto731/
Fistoș731/
Fistou731/
Fetuoh731/
Fetoux731/
Fetoud731/
Festaa731/
Feutoi731/
Foesta731/
Voesto730/
Feta675,013/
Fito672,320/
Veto672,229/
Fettouh671,539/
Fyto67454/
Feytout67217/
Festeau67125/
Festaud6713/
Fettous6713/
Fetaova6710/
Faistos675/
Fetouch673/
Fettohy673/
Feitoss672/
Féto671/
Feitosz671/
Festaha671/
Phestho671/
Fethouh671/
Fjto671/

Festo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Festo in the Hindi language
फेस्टोphesto-
Festo in the Russian language
Фестоfesto-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Festo
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