Faave Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Faave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1701:1,042,01643,672
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Faave (20) may also be a first name.

Faave Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Faave Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Faave is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Faave? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,315,412th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Faave live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Faave is also the 2,446,817th most common first name on earth It is held by 20 people.

The surname Faave is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 1,042,016. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 65 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 19 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Faave occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faaver9128/
Faaveh916/
Faaave914/
Fave892,285/
Fahaver832/
Fajaved831/
Faver801,359/
Favez80646/
Fauve80535/
Favey80458/
Favet80441/
Favie80144/
Faive80109/
Faveu8035/
Faavi8026/
Faves8019/
Faabe8013/
Favea8010/
Faved807/
Vaave803/
Faava803/
Favee803/
Favei802/
Favej801/
Fasve801/
Fatve801/
Fayve801/
Faeve801/
Fauvet732,909/
Fauver731,693/
Feaver731,437/
Fauvez7399/
Fauvie7398/
Fauvey7375/
Faivet7369/
Faiver7359/
Fayver7323/
Faaber7320/
Feauve7319/
Favett7318/
Fauvee7316/
Favest7312/
Fajabe7311/
Vahave738/
Fa'avi736/
Faives734/
Vayave733/
Faveed733/
Faivey732/
Fauves732/
Faveez732/
Fhavey731/
Fhaves731/
Fajavi731/
Faiabe731/
Fayuve731/
Fayavi731/
Fayabe731/
Favess730/
Pfaver730/
Fahvey730/
Fava6726,764/
Faba675,732/
Fabe672,974/
Fawa672,737/
Favi672,424/
Five671,419/
Feve67805/
Vave67711/
Fawe67387/
Favy67151/
Fove6771/
Faveyts6768/
Faveyst6743/
Favé6742/
Fève679/
Favá676/
Favè674/
Fayvets674/
Fauvesh672/
Faiivee671/
Fahveer671/
Feeaver671/
Faiivie671/
Vajavei671/
Feauvet671/

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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 Faave
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