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Around the globe, Faust (Faust , Фауст , פאוסט ) is a rare principally boy's, but very seldom girly first name. The forename Faust is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare male name, Croatia, and Italy. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, and the United States. Predominantly, Faust is the last name as well as the forename.
Faust is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Faust , the protagonist of a classic German legend, Faust; Faust , the operatic character in the opera Faust by Charles Gounod; a philosopher and metaphysician; Faust , the fictional character from One Piece; Faust , the fictional character from Guilty Gear, Guilty Gear Strive and Faust , the operatic character in the opera La damnation de Faust, among other works.