Fa'avae Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Fa'avae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fa'avae Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
American Samoa191:2,935631
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Fa'avae (11) may also be a first name.

Fa'avae Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fa'avae Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Fa'avae is found in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fa'avae? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fa'avae is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Fa'avae are found; 60 percent are found in Australasia and 60 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Fa'avae is also the 3,487,849th most common first name at a global level It is held by 11 people.

The last name Fa'avae is most widely held in New Zealand, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 156,149. In New Zealand Fa'avae is primarily found in: Auckland Region, where 83 percent reside and Wellington Region, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account New Zealand Fa'avae is found in 3 countries. It is also found in American Samoa, where 37 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Favai675/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fa'avae
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