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Across the world, Fausto (Fausto , Faustus , Фаусто ) is a widespread masculine first name. The first name Fausto is habitual in Italy, where it is quite a common male name, the Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Italy, Mexico, and Brazil. Very seldom, Fausto is the last name as well as the forename.
Fausto is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Fausto , the operatic character in the opera L'ultimo giorno di Pompei by Giovanni Pacini; freed slave of Sallustio and Faustus , the operatic character in the opera Faustus, the Last Night by Pascal Dusapin.