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

Festu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Festu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,909,720th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. Festu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Festu live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 53 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Festu is most common in: Bayelsa, where 67 percent reside, Abia, where 5 percent reside and Delta, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Festu occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 44 percent reside and Burundi, where 2 percent reside.

Festu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Festu surname is primarily 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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