Cognomen Festus (Festus 
, Фестус 
) , throughout the world, is a common surname. The surname Festus is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Namibia, where it is quite a common surname, Nigeria, and Ghana, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Kenya, and Namibia. Also, Festus is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Festus | Namibia, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania |
| Фестус | Ukraine, Russia |
| gaius rufius festus (b. 50) |
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| gaius calpetanus rantius quirinalis valerius festus Roman suffect consul 71 AD, IT (b. 100) |
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| marcus postumius festus suffect consul 160 AD (b. 150) |
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| julius festus Roman eques (b. 150) |
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| lucius coelius festus (b. 150) |
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| rufius aggerius festus politician (b. 450) |
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| rufius postumius festus politician (b. 450) |
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| rufius postumius festus ancient Roman politician, consul 439 (b. 450) |
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| pescennius festus Roman senator put to death under Septimius Severus |
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| quintus ranius terentius honoratianus festus 3rd century proconsul of Lycia et Pamphylia |
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| marcius festus freedman of Caracalla |
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| osamuyi h festus researcher |
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| pescennius festus Roman historian and senator |
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| anicius festus politician |
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| tiberius julius festus Roman governor |
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