Festor Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Festor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Festor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3941:168,58626,233
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Festor (123) may also be a first name.

Festor Last Name Facts

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

Festor (Russian: Фестор) is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Festor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 592,650th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,854,650 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Festor live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 840,349th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 123 people.

The surname Festor is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 394 people, or 1 in 168,586. In France it is primarily found in: Grand Est, where 79 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent are found and Occitanie, where 2 percent are found. Excluding France this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Belgium, where 7 percent are found.

Festor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Festor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Festor surname increased 132 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Festor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Festor are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Festor earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $50,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feshtor9212/
Feastor922/
Festhor921/
Festore920/
Fiestor920/
Fetor9114/
Feitor83761/
Vestor8351/
Fostor8350/
Feytor8329/
Festur8318/
Fastor8317/
Fistor834/
Fextor830/
Festar830/
Fettor830/
Fechtor7753/
Veshtor7719/
Vestoir7711/
Pfistor775/
Phestor772/
Festard771/
Feitour771/
Fiestar771/
Festgar771/
Fettour771/
Feathor770/
Fethour770/
Vetor73604/
Fitor73279/
Fetar735/
Veshtorh714/
Feistaur711/
Fettar671,608/
Vietor671,262/
Vettor67737/
Feitar67222/
Veator67113/
Fithor6762/
Fostar6753/
Foitor6748/
Fitour6744/
Vestar6737/
Vistor6733/
Fetare6731/
Vestur6727/
Fastar6717/
Vastor6716/
Fitore678/
Fistar678/
Fojtor672/
Fethar672/
Feytar671/
Veitor671/
Phetor671/
Fetard671/
Fituor671/
Fetaar671/
Faytor670/
Faitor670/

Festor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Festor in the Russian language
Фесторfestor-

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