Facchini Surname

35,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Facchini Surname User-submission:

It could derive from the Italo-Germanic name Faccus, Facco (from the Greek fakelos, 'bundle of splinters' or from the Arabic faqir, 'fakir, poor, needy'), of which there is an example in 1500: '... Apollonius Rhodius Graeco , et Valerius Faccus, Latin carmine, descripserunt, Igniarium quod in Golden mean Equitum illorum intertextum velleri conspicitur .

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Facchini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy10,7871:5,669697
Brazil1,6341:131,0124,985
United States8111:446,92838,345
France4651:142,84522,009
Argentina4181:102,2578,640
Canada3321:110,98111,875
England941:592,74535,632
Australia651:415,31833,226
Switzerland561:146,65914,074
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Austria401:212,88626,249
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
San Marino11:33,214932
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Facchini (596) may also be a first name.

Facchini Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It could derive from the Italo-Germanic name Faccus, Facco (from the Greek fakelos, 'bundle of splinters' or from the Arabic faqir, 'fakir, poor, needy'), of which there is an example in 1500: '... Apollonius Rhodius Graeco , et Valerius Faccus, Latin carmine, descripserunt, Igniarium quod in Golden mean Equitum illorum intertextum velleri conspicitur ... '.

There is a Facchini family in Brumano (Bg), since 1400; in 1430 a member of this family, such Filippo Facchini moved to Venice and from there to Istria; in 1451 a ser Qui Fachin is quoted in an act written in the Treviso area: '... pustam vochatam the Cha Bianca posam in villa Tessarie Tervisine diocesis cum a domo murata et cohoperta cupis et una teçia etiam cupis cohoperta, cum pratis et pasculis suis secundum et prout tenet et possit ser Basso Fachin ... '.

The surname Facchini seems specific to the area that from the Trentino, through the Brescia and Mantua, arrives at Modena and Romagna, but there could also be a stock in Bari and one in Lazio.

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Facchini Last Name Facts

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

Facchini is more commonly found in Italy than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Facchini? popularity and diffusion

The last name Facchini is the 35,328th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 486,973 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Facchini reside; 72 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 72 percent reside in Italic Europe. Facchini is also the 342,522nd most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 596 people.

This surname is most widely held in Italy, where it is borne by 10,787 people, or 1 in 5,669. In Italy it is primarily concentrated in: Emilia-Romagna, where 33 percent reside, Lombardy, where 30 percent reside and Lazio, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Italy this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Facchini Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Facchini has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Facchini last name grew 20,275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Facchini Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Facchini surname are 6.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.87% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Facchini earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 15.3% less than the national average, earning €25,436 per year; in United States they earn 16.88% more than the national average, earning $50,431 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.52% more than the national average, earning $64,845 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Facchinei94171/
Fachini935,421/
Facchine88159/
Faccheni884/
Facckini881/
Fachine80178/
Faccine8069/
Fochini8035/
Fackini8012/
Faucini805/
Facceni801/
Faichine752/
Foychini751/
Facine71183/
Fakini7157/
Focini711/
Faquini67448/
Fakuini671/
Fakkini671/
Faykini671/
Vakhini671/
Facaine671/

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