Festus Surname

17,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Namibia

Festus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Festus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21,7481:8,145925
Namibia4,4191:54556
Kenya1,7871:25,8422,891
Tanzania1,4421:36,7144,261
South Africa9721:55,7387,081
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Chad3851:35,3044,109
United States871:4,166,195223,594
England541:1,031,81650,675
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Liberia191:232,02814,625
India191:40,371,862445,856
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Festus (187,825) may also be a first name.

Festus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Festus (Russian: Фестус) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Festus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Festus is the 17,415th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 228,938 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Festus reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 5,581st most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 187,825 people.

The last name Festus is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 21,748 people, or 1 in 8,145. In Nigeria Festus is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 11 percent reside, Rivers, where 10 percent reside and Delta, where 8 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Festus is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 6 percent reside.

Festus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Festus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Festus surname expanded 311 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Festus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Festus are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Festus earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 40.28% less than the national average, earning R 141,924 per year and in United States they earn 11.24% less than the national average, earning $38,299 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feastus9219/
Festous926/
Festuse925/
Foestus924/
Feustus921/
Ffestus921/
Festusc921/
Festtus921/
Festeus921/
Fetus91351/
Festu9145/
Feastaus861/
Festeu83353/
Festou83101/
Fastus8380/
Fostus8347/
Fettus8334/
Festos8327/
Vestus8316/
Fetous837/
Fistus833/
Fietus832/
Fextus832/
Feitus831/
Festuz831/
Festuu831/
Featus831/
Fetush831/
Feutus830/
Fetu805,635/
Fisteus77133/
Phestus7721/
Festaud7713/
Fettous7713/
Fasteus779/
Feitush776/
Vesthus774/
Festhos774/
Fostaus770/
Vestuys770/
Fetou732,035/
Fetau73293/
Vetus73247/
Vestu73241/
Fettu73180/
Fitus73106/
Fetui7382/
Fetuu7343/
Feteu7339/
Fethu7323/
Feitu7313/
Fetuh735/
Feutu732/
Feetu731/
Fetuy731/
Feitusch713/
Pheastus711/
Feethaus710/
Fetouh675,368/
Fetahu673,006/
Fettou67137/
Fistos67132/
Feuteu6784/
Fetouz6761/
Feytou6739/
Fetaud6734/
Fittus6726/
Vettus6715/
Faytus678/
Feşteu676/
Feșteu675/
Vetuhs674/
Vestau674/
Fetgou673/
Vetush673/
Vostus673/
Feuthu672/
Vestuj671/
Fetuha671/
Fistou671/
Fetoux671/
Fetoud671/
Vastus671/
Feithouse671/
Phetus671/
Vietus671/
Fethou671/
Feteuh671/
Feuhtu671/
Fajtus671/
Faitus671/
Vistus670/
Feethouse670/

Festus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Festus in the Russian language
Фестусfestus-

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