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 Male Face Height
176.64 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Face Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Face Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Face is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Făcê. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Face? popularity and diffusion
The surname Face is the 163,669th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,746,908 people. Face is predominantly found in Asia, where 40 percent of Face are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Face is also the 201,198th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,494 people.
The surname Face is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 857 people, or 1 in 422,939. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 14 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and Michigan, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 118 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent are found and Iran, where 12 percent are found.
Face Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Face has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 481 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 41 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Face Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Face surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Face last name are 16.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.41% being registered to vote for the 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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