Face Surname
Approximately 2,653 people bear this surname
Face Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Pace' pet Pacey. The variants of this Easter name are many; v. Pash, Pask, Peace, &c. Easteregging in North Lancashire is still Pace-egging, and in my old parish (Ulverston) the sale of pace-eggs is large as the Easter comes round; compare Noel, Pentecost, &c.
Read More About This SurnameFace Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 857 | 1:422,939 | 36,609 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Iran | 315 | 1:243,754 | 18,552 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| India | 114 | 1:6,728,644 | 151,199 |
| Indonesia | 94 | 1:1,406,906 | 96,143 |
| Nigeria | 81 | 1:2,186,948 | 74,923 |
| Brazil | 72 | 1:2,973,255 | 87,092 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Afghanistan | 24 | 1:1,339,716 | 11,412 |
| China | 21 | 1:65,110,551 | 3,537 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Albania | 12 | 1:242,838 | 14,515 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 1:884,100 | 15,259 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Jordan | 4 | 1:2,210,609 | 20,372 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 54 | 1:451,396 | 25,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 178 | 1:282,127 | 22,717 |
The alternate forms: Făcê (1) are calculated separately.
Face (1,494) may also be a first name.
Face Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Pace' pet Pacey. The variants of this Easter name are many; v. Pash, Pask, Peace, &c. Easteregging in North Lancashire is still Pace-egging, and in my old parish (Ulverston) the sale of pace-eggs is large as the Easter comes round; compare Noel, Pentecost, &c.
Hugo Pacy, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Pacy, Lincolnshire, ibid.
William Pace, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Alexander Pacye, 1564: Register of the University of Oxford.
1583. Edward Spendlowe and Elizabeth Pace: Marriage Lic. (London).
Face Demographics
Average Face Salary in
United States
$43,978 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Face Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Face Come From? nationality or country of origin
Face is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Făcê. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Face? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 163,669th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,746,908 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 40 percent of Face reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Face is also the 201,198th most widespread forename in the world It is held by 1,494 people.
The surname Face is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 857 people, or 1 in 422,939. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 14 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and Michigan, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 118 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent are found and Iran, where 12 percent are found.
Face Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Face has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Face last name expanded 481 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 41 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Face Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Face surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Face last name are 16.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.41% being registered with the political party.
The amount Face earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 20.85% less than the national average, earning €23,768 per year; in United States they earn 1.92% more than the national average, earning $43,978 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.08% less than the national average, earning $47,158 CAD per year.
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