Festu Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
France

Festu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Festu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
France201:3,321,136213,627
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683

Festu (53) may also be a first name.

Festu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Festu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Festu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Festu are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Festu is also the 1,366,219th most widespread given name internationally, held by 53 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Festu is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 67 percent are found, Abia, where 5 percent are found and Delta, where 5 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 44 percent are found and Burundi, where 2 percent are found.

Festu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Festus9131,832/
Festeu91353/
Festou91101/
Festuu911/
Festuz911/
Fetu895,635/
Feastus8319/
Festaud8313/
Festous836/
Festtus831/
Festeus831/
Ffestus831/
Fetou802,035/
Fetus80351/
Fetau80293/
Vestu80241/
Fettu80180/
Fetui8082/
Fetuu8043/
Feteu8039/
Fethu8023/
Feitu8013/
Fetuh805/
Fastu805/
Feutu802/
Fetuy801/
Fostu801/
Feetu801/
Feastaus771/
Fetouh735,368/
Fetahu733,006/
Fettou73137/
Feuteu7384/
Fetouz7361/
Feytou7339/
Fetaud7334/
Fettus7334/
Fostau739/
Feşteu736/
Feșteu735/
Vestau734/
Fetgou733/
Fistus733/
Feuthu732/
Feuhtu731/
Fetuha731/
Fistou731/
Fetoux731/
Fetoud731/
Feteuh731/
Fethou731/
Vestuj731/
Fosteu731/
Feitus731/
Fetush731/
Featus731/
Fettouh671,539/
Fătu67799/
Fitu67571/
Vetu67484/
Fetouha67423/
Feytout67217/
Fisteus67133/
Phestus6721/
Feutheu678/
Feitush676/
Fétu675/
Fetouch673/
Fätu672/
Feytaud672/
Fytu672/
Fethouh671/

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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 Festu
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