Fabre Surname

8,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Fabre Surname Definition:

(French) The worker in metals, a smith.

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Fabre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France42,2381:1,57388
Philippines3,5711:28,3503,982
United States2,8761:126,02913,377
Argentina2,2751:18,7881,602
Brazil1,6951:126,2984,801
Ecuador1,6261:9,7821,587
Haiti1,2961:8,244919
Spain1,2101:38,6383,788
Mexico1,0401:119,3524,107
Dominican Republic8701:11,992928
Cuba6481:17,7821,171
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Gabon4041:4,676852
Uruguay3931:8,732981
New Caledonia3741:7398
Canada2901:127,05413,264
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Belgium2361:48,7157,924
Australia1581:170,85917,509
Mauritius1471:8,7991,852
England1241:449,33929,774
Chile1131:155,8985,263
Switzerland851:96,62310,422
French Polynesia801:3,510781
South Africa761:712,86550,752
Thailand741:954,572147,178
Italy681:899,36366,781
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Peru341:934,82718,471
Puerto Rico321:110,9421,670
Ivory Coast301:769,04120,891
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Gibraltar251:1,358302
Monaco201:1,85373
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
India81:95,883,173728,828
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
China51:273,464,31313,838
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Malta41:107,5681,849
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

The alternate forms: Fabré (105) & Fabrè (1) are calculated separately.

Fabre (432) may also be a first name.

Fabre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) The worker in metals, a smith.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Faure is a frequent surname in the South-East area of France, coming from the Occitan language word meaning 'blacksmith'.

- strouti

Fabre Last Name Facts

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

Fabre (Hindi: फबरे, Russian: Фабре) occurs most in France. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Fabré or Fabrè. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fabre? popularity and diffusion

Fabre is the 8,953rd most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 115,089 people. Fabre is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Fabre reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Fabre is also the 412,918th most common first name on earth, borne by 432 people.

The surname is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 42,238 people, or 1 in 1,573. In France it is most numerous in: Occitanie, where 40 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 18 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account France Fabre occurs in 104 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Fabre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fabre has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Fabre last name increased 3,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fabre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fabre surname are 18.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.53% registered with the party.

The amount Fabre earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 228.74% more than the national average, earning €98,720 per year; in Peru they earn 43.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,973 per year; in South Africa they earn 298.07% more than the national average, earning R 945,960 per year; in Colombia they earn 28.01% more than the national average, earning $29,061,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.28% more than the national average, earning $44,565 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.88% less than the national average, earning $43,286 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fabré93105/
Fabrè931/
Fabres913,353/
Fabrie91550/
Fabrer91246/
Fabrea91162/
Fabret91123/
Fabrey91115/
Faibre9157/
Fabrez9136/
Fabreu918/
Faubre914/
Fabree913/
Fabrre912/
Fabrei910/
Fabr8912/
Fabrett8326/
Fabrech837/
Fabreis832/
Faubret831/
Faubres831/
Fabreas831/
Fasbres830/
Favre8034,859/
Fabri8011,063/
Fabra8010,683/
Fabry808,915/
Febre803,442/
Vabre801,139/
Fawre8016/
Fabrá805/
Fobre804/
Fabrí803/
Fabrt802/
Fathbree771/
Fabris7327,089/
Faivre7317,383/
Fabroa734,261/
Favret732,124/
Fauvre73439/
Fabriz73270/
Febrey73130/
Fabrio73109/
Faiber73109/
Fabrid73107/
Fabryy73104/
Fajber73104/
Fabray7376/
Fosbre7374/
Fabrys7371/
Fabryi7353/
Favrez7335/
Fabrij7331/
Fabriš7322/
Febrea7317/
Fabrés7317/
Faubry7316/
Fobres7312/
Vabrey739/
Fabriy738/
Febrie738/
Faibra737/
Feabry736/
Fabrai735/
Vabrie734/
Fabrit733/
Fabrii732/
Favrre732/
Febree732/
Fabrri732/
Favree732/
Favreu732/
Fawrie731/
Fabrís731/
Fayvre731/
Favres731/
Favrey731/
Feibre731/
Febrei731/
Feaber730/
Faebry730/
Fawrey730/
Fabroy730/
Favred730/
Faivret67277/
Fabrich6757/
Fabraya6740/
Feebrey6733/
Faiberh6719/
Fabrova6710/
Fabrzii679/
Fobr679/
Fabroha678/
Favrett674/
Fabrych674/
Vaibhre672/
Favr672/
Faivres672/
Faivere671/
Fabrish671/
Fawreet671/
Faiswre671/
Ffabroa671/
Fabrois671/
Fabrycz671/
Fabréga671/
Fawrees671/
Favretd671/
Fawrett670/

Fabre Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fabre in the Hindi language
फबरेphabare-
Fabre in the Russian language
Фабреfabre-

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