Faia is used as a family name or surname in Brazil. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Faia
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Brazil
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Faia

How popular is Faia?

Faia is common in Brazil.

Faia is ranked 88150 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Faias grew by 7.968128 per cent to 271 since 2000 and ranked 71886 after elevating 351 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.67 93.63
Hispanic or Latino 4.8 3.19
Faia is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Mozambique which signifies that it is originated from Mozambique. Around 4885 people have been found who wears Faia as their family name. Faia is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
527,030 Indonesia7
46,707 New Zealand5
67,494 South Africa3
4,086 Angola2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
91,024 Belgium1
279,271 Australia1
3,952 Yemen1
81,201 Switzerland1
24,176 Qatar1
17,768 Pakistan1
118,015 Netherlands1
172,258 Germany1
17,575 Kuwait1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
368,094 India25
66,739 Spain24
110,032 Canada23
126,462 England22
Countries with hundreds of Faia:
1,253 Portugal628
65,633 United States381
29,743 Italy314
61,459 France159
44,861 Argentina105
Countries with thousands of Faia:
1,542 Mozambique2,063
12,195 Brazil1,113
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Caterina Faia hailed from Casano Lipino, Italy. 4 years old embarked for Chicago from Naples on Plata and arrived on June 25, 1892. Domenico Faia (32) Country man, House maid Emmannuela Faia, Francesco Faia (21) Laborer, Francesco Faia, aged 30, Giovanni Faia, Giovanni Faia, aged 16, Natale Faia, aged 23, Rosalia Faia, aged 29, are other Faia that migrated to US from Naples, Genoa and Havre.

Faia Namesakes

  • Carl Faia, Composer
  • Maura Faial, Handball Player
  • Priscilla Faia, Film actress
  • Zulma Faiad, Actress
  • Priscilla Faia, Film actress
  • Renee Faia, Actress
  • Renee Faia, Actress

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