Faist is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Faist
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Name worn in Alsace-Lorraine. It is also found in the forms Grant, Fess, Faisst. It is a nickname given to a fat person (modern German feist).

How popular is Faist?

Faist is ranked 182195 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Faists plummeted by 10.16949 per cent to 371 since 2000 and slipped by 7277 spots and ranked at 55386. 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 98.11 97.34
Faist is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Germany. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Austria. Around 1951 people have been found who wears Faist as their family name. Faist is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
179,761 Australia6
5,332 Estonia3
95,312 Argentina2
18,718 Thailand2
1,704,541 India1
169,904 Brazil1
19,810 Croatia1
107,212 South Africa1
289,511 England1
90,903 Moldova1
15,162 Costa Rica1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
61,670 Canada48
33,991 Czech Republic39
406,964 Russia14
220,909 Ukraine12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
15,572 Switzerland72
Countries with hundreds of Faist:
10,136 Germany975
50,194 United States529
9,948 Austria131
84,907 France110
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