Faiers Surname

439,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Faiers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faiers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5001:111,43611,498
Canada791:466,40040,200
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Australia361:749,88148,970
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
France151:4,428,181244,602
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1331:183,27315,057
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Faiers Last Name Facts

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

Faiers is found most in England. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faiers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 439,664th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,355,001 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Faiers are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

Faiers is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 500 people, or 1 in 111,436. In England Faiers is most numerous in: Suffolk, where 24 percent reside, Greater London, where 16 percent reside and Kent, where 11 percent reside. Aside from England Faiers occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent reside and New Zealand, where 8 percent reside.

Faiers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Faiers has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 376 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faiers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Faiers surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Faiers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 636.89% more than the national average, earning R 1,751,140 per year; in United States they earn 46.08% less than the national average, earning $23,265 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.06% less than the national average, earning $42,698 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fiers912,172/
Fairs91633/
Faers9170/
Fayers831,291/
Fajers8323/
Fairse8320/
Fayirs831/
Fawers831/
Vaiers830/
Fairrs830/
Fairsh830/
Feiers830/
Faehrs830/
Fauers830/
Figgers77357/
Fiierst771/
Fears736,462/
Foers73287/
Fyers73102/
Feers7327/
Vairs735/
Feirs734/
Feurs733/
Fuers732/
Fejrs731/
Fuirs731/
Faurs730/
Faihurst712/
Fajerszt711/
Fowers671,006/
Voiers67236/
Feyers67128/
Fajars6780/
Feurst6749/
Foyers6728/
Feuers6726/
Phairs6723/
Fuirst6710/
Fajors679/
Fairch676/
Fiyars674/
Fearst673/
Fearse673/
Fairce673/
Fejers672/
Vayers672/
Foersh672/
Foehrs671/
Fojers671/
Phiers671/
Feiars671/
Feitrs671/
Fayars671/
Fayors671/
Feirst670/
Fouers670/
Vawers670/
Faurst670/
Faursh670/
Fearsh670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Faiers
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