The Fais surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 101 people carried this name — #149,328 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 53 people named Fais.
Most of them — 27 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
31 people named Fais live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Fais.
- Fahrner 636 · U.S. census
- Fahy 2,371 · U.S. census
- Failla 1,735 · U.S. census
- Faille 331 · U.S. census
- Fain 7,865 · U.S. census
- Faine 384 · U.S. census
- Fait 672 · U.S. census
- Faivre 480 · U.S. census
- Faix 294 · U.S. census
- Fajardo 10,530 · U.S. census
- Falanga 517 · U.S. census
- Falbo 1,450 · U.S. census
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