Cognomen Faye (Faye 
, フェイ 
, فاي 
, and others...) , around the globe, is a widespread surname. The surname Faye is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Senegal, where it is a widespread surname, Gambia, where it is a common surname, and Gabon, where it is quite a common surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Senegal, India, and France. Likewise, Faye is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Faye | France, Senegal, United States, India, United Kingdom |
| フェイ | Japan |
| فاي | Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Saudi Arabia |
| פיי | Israel |
| Фэй | Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
| 费伊 | China |
| Файе | Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan |
| giovanni antonio da faye IT (b. 1409) |
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| abraham de la faye French teacher in Jena, Germany (b. 1600) |
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| jean-élie leriget de la faye FR (b. 1671) |
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| gabriel faye French politician, FR (b. 1740) |
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andreas faye Norwegian priest, NO (b. 1802) |
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frans christian faye Norwegian professor, NO (b. 1806) |
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hans faye (b. 1797) |
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| hervé-charles-antoine faye engineer, FR (b. 1763) |
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hervé faye French astronomer, FR (b. 1814) |
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| gerhard faye NO (b. 1760) |
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| david faye Norwegian merchant and politician (1770-1835), NO (b. 1770) |
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| gerhard faye (b. 1765) |
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jacob faye Norwegian diplomat (b. 1829) |
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| pierre polycarpe faye (b. 1776) |
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| pierre françois jean bogne de faye (b. 1778) |
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