Festus Surname
Approximately 31,832 people bear this surname
Festus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21,748 | 1:8,145 | 925 |
| Namibia | 4,419 | 1:545 | 56 |
| Kenya | 1,787 | 1:25,842 | 2,891 |
| Tanzania | 1,442 | 1:36,714 | 4,261 |
| South Africa | 972 | 1:55,738 | 7,081 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| United States | 87 | 1:4,166,195 | 223,594 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Cameroon | 38 | 1:546,554 | 42,843 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Liberia | 19 | 1:232,028 | 14,625 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Festus (187,825) may also be a first name.
Festus Demographics
Average Festus Salary in
United States
$38,299 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Festus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Festus in the Russian language | ||
| Фестус | festus | - |
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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 Festus
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