Faile Surname

220,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Faile Surname Definition:

(English) prob. representing an Anglo-Saxon *Fagel or *Fægel (with g palatalized) [v. under Fagg, and + the diminutive or format. suff. -el]

Faile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6681:217,30221,143
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

The alternate forms: Failé (5) are calculated separately.

Faile (769) may also be a first name.

Faile Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) prob. representing an Anglo-Saxon *Fagel or *Fægel (with g palatalized) [v. under Fagg, and + the diminutive or format. suff. -el]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Originally Mac Giolla Phoil', ‘The Son of Paul'sServant'.

'Mag Gillaphoil of the fair seat.' Bishop Phillips, in his version of the Manx Prayer-Book, written about 1610, gives the form Payl for Paul.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Faile Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faile (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﻴﻞ) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Failé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faile? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 220,647th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,937,086 people. The surname Faile occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Faile are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 296,002nd most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 769 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,668 people, or 1 in 217,302. In The United States Faile is mostly concentrated in: South Carolina, where 56 percent are found, North Carolina, where 12 percent are found and Alabama, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Faile Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Faile has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Faile last name rose 1,489 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Faile Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Faile are 7.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.77% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Faile earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 45.21% less than the national average, earning R 130,200 per year and in United States they earn 10.32% less than the national average, earning $38,694 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Failé935/
Faille912,514/
Failey91401/
Failes91379/
Failer91356/
Faiole9156/
Failep9117/
Fhaile9111/
Failie916/
Failee915/
Faisle913/
Fajile913/
Faiele913/
Failet912/
Faijle911/
Failej911/
Failed911/
Faileu911/
Faiile911/
Fayile911/
Failez910/
Fale8911,326/
File896,816/
Fail892,763/
Failler83426/
Faillie83374/
Faillet83296/
Faitler8318/
Failles8317/
Fasille8312/
Facille8310/
Pfailey831/
Fayille831/
Faisley831/
Faitley831/
Faielle831/
Faiolle831/
Faieles831/
Faisler830/
Failhet830/
Faleh80136,303/
Fasil8046,070/
Faila8033,796/
Falle807,808/
Files805,508/
Fales805,113/
Filer804,914/
Filep803,205/
Fajil802,613/
Fille802,047/
Faisl801,833/
Faley801,683/
Fahle801,680/
Vaile801,310/
Faler801,268/
Fayle801,125/
Faial80927/
Filet80876/
Faleu80544/
Facil80466/
Filie80450/
Falge80441/
Faili80387/
Feile80354/
Falez80352/
Faule80349/
Pfile80346/
Fiole80332/
Faily80316/
Filea80267/
Fhail80243/
Filey80237/
Falet80236/
Faill80228/
Filej80228/
Falea80215/
Fayil80192/
Filee80146/
Filée80140/
Fiele80124/
Fileš80103/
Fatle80101/
Filez8098/
Falei8081/
Faale8071/
Fasle8067/
Faele8051/
Falej8045/
Fajle8044/
Faijl8043/
Faitl8041/
Filei8041/
Filed8038/
Falhe8031/
Fhale8027/
Fatil8026/
Fileh8019/
Pfail8018/
Filge8018/
Fitle8013/
Faiol8013/
Foile8011/
Feale8010/
Falee8010/
Fisle807/
Falie806/
Faiel806/
Faail804/
Filje804/
Fuile803/
Fileu802/
Filhe802/
Fhile802/
Fihle802/
Faled802/
Faiul801/
Faucille7725/
Faggiole7712/
Faillech774/
Faitless771/
Fal7523,177/
Fle75758/
Faller7318,408/
Failla739,287/
Feiler736,067/
Fassil734,254/
Fallet733,129/
Faiola732,737/
Fisler731,224/
Failli731,095/
Vaille731,045/
Faisel73984/
Fajila73908/
Foiles73818/
Falley73622/
Fallea73587/
Failly73552/
Fitler73447/
Fasler73438/
Faioli73437/
Fealey73419/
Faglie73364/
Fauler73358/
Vailea73309/
Fayila73301/
Falles73287/
Falher73238/
Vailhe73220/
Fhaili73205/
Fayele73196/
Fauley73131/
Figlie73122/
Failui73112/
Faulet73106/
Feille73106/
Faitel7398/
Fallie7394/
Fahley7393/
Fileds7386/
Feihle7384/
Fayles7368/
Feiles7367/
Fallee7360/
Faleij7356/
Fajole7355/
Phaile7349/
Falleh7345/
Fayler7342/
Fajale7341/
Faulle7340/
Filehr7340/
Vayile7339/
Fayole7338/
Pfaler7335/
Falech7333/
Filepp7330/
Faules7329/
Fallei7329/
Faiela7327/
Faleer7326/
Foitle7326/
Fayale7325/
Faatle7325/
Faicel7322/
Fattil7322/
Faylee7320/
Faytle7319/
Filhes7319/
Fileas7318/
Falett7316/
Failia7315/
Fatles7315/
Vailey7314/
Faisil7314/
Fajili7312/
Faeley7311/
Failai7310/
Filett7310/
Fahail7310/
Filher7310/
Fatler739/
Fhaily739/
Fojile739/
Fasiel738/
Failay738/
Filesh736/
Failoj736/
Fasley736/
Faleih736/
Feales736/
Failis736/
Fajule736/
Fitlhe736/
Faihel736/
Fasilp735/
Fileph735/
Faajil735/
Pfeile735/
Fahiel735/
Vaiele735/
Filets734/
Filiey734/
Faelee734/
Fawele734/
Fiyele734/
Fittle733/
Fayley733/
Falets733/
Faijli733/
Failaj733/
Fahale733/
Feasil733/
Faisli733/
Fajele733/
Faysil733/
Foiler732/
Fielea732/
Vaiile732/
Falesh732/
Failoa732/
Fuiley732/
Fhalle732/
Fazsil732/
Fileep732/
Faasil732/
Faucil732/
Faylet732/
Fihlie732/
Faitli732/
Fahleu732/
Fiyale732/
Fislet732/
Filetz732/
Filhet732/
Faleet732/
Fielie732/
Feilee732/
Faszil732/
Falees732/
Faihal732/
Failiz732/
Fitley731/
Foiley731/
Fatley731/
Fitlle731/
Fhasle731/
Fieley731/
Feiled731/
Faulee731/
Fahial731/
Fahjil731/
Faiell731/
Falgey731/
Faaili731/
Fasilt731/
Fujale731/
Vajile731/
Vaileu731/
Fhaler731/
Fattle731/
Pfiler731/
Fisley731/
Falieh731/
Fatilt731/
Fojale731/
Faicil731/
Faletz731/
Faylle731/
Fhiler731/
Vaiule731/
Fautle731/
Fauele731/
Fayleh731/
Faylie731/
Faelea731/
Faillá731/
Faiali731/
Falead731/
Faledh731/
Falesz731/
Falije731/
Falleu731/
Foiele731/
Foilet731/
Filejs731/
Fileth731/
Fileïs731/
Fileap731/
Filech731/
Fioley731/
Faaler731/
Fhaiel731/
Faiala731/
Feilei731/
Falihe731/
Fielhe731/
Failgi731/
Failit731/
Faiasl731/
Faihil731/
Fatihl731/
Fasleh731/
Falled731/
Faleed731/
Faleez731/
Feiley730/
Falehy730/
Faloey730/
Filhey730/
Faulie730/
Pfilie730/
Feasle730/
Faaley730/
Fileer730/
Fitleh730/
Faleas730/
Feisle730/
Pfhale730/
Filess730/
Fihley730/
Faheil730/
Faslle730/
Fhiele730/
Fihler730/
Feilie730/
Faleey730/
Faless730/
Faslee730/
Fauchille71454/
Fall67465,147/
Vale6794,643/
Vail6717,528/
Fiel6717,173/
Fila6715,771/
Faal6714,983/
Feil6713,696/
Fili6710,284/
Fayolle678,233/
Fala677,900/
Faul677,586/
Fali674,673/
Fahl674,510/
Faiella674,377/
Fele674,357/
Pfaller673,423/
Pfeiler673,029/
Vile672,349/
Feal671,630/
Fily671,567/
Fasl671,203/
Falh671,094/
Fhal67891/
Fittler67794/
Falt67620/
Falé67552/
Feuille67513/
Fael67451/
Fyle67444/
Feillet67384/
Fautley67306/
Fayl67291/
Failaja67273/
Faly67218/
Fajl67202/
Fattler67177/
Feitler67135/
Fitl67130/
Fløe67128/
Fajolle67114/
Feasley6797/
Falahey6788/
Faiulli6786/
Featley6783/
Falleth6781/
Feilles6765/
Feasler6764/
Falp6761/
Feiller6751/
Pfal6750/
Feisley6749/
Fahaler6744/
Fetille6743/
Feilhes6743/
Flle6740/
Fald6739/
Fauller6739/
Filé6738/
Failová6736/
Faleggi6735/
Fallett6730/
Filh6730/
Faiolla6729/
Feisler6729/
Faissel6728/
Falesch6727/
Fajoles6727/
Faiolli6726/
Faitell6721/
Faichel6720/
Fallehy6718/
Fallest6717/
Fajioli6716/
Foil6715/
Facelle6714/
Pfahles6714/
Fayolet6714/
Faselle6713/
Failova6711/
Fhil6710/
Faussil6710/
Fasilli6710/
Flhe679/
Fahller678/
Fayuler677/
Faihali677/
Fajalle677/
Filesch677/
Fausild677/
Phailee676/
Fatl676/
Fealleh675/
Fauglie675/
Facilli674/
Falhley674/
Pfhaler673/
Fathlee673/
Faillis673/
Feillee673/
Faël673/
Fesille673/
Fayhill672/
Fuiller672/
Fhaller672/
Pfle672/
Faielia672/
Fajilla672/
Fuil672/
Ficelle672/
Filè672/
Fatilli672/
Fatleys672/
Falá672/
Fuillet672/
Fiselle672/
Pfeitle671/
Fileepp671/
Fileich671/
Fhajale671/
Fhealey671/
Featler671/
Faehley671/
Faelley671/
Faggiol671/
Fahaila671/
Faillia671/
Failyaj671/
Fallerr671/
Fasilpp671/
Fatlije671/
Fuilley671/
Fuisler671/
Vaihole671/
Vaillie671/
Fatelle671/
Geefail671/
Fahaleh671/
Falller671/
Fayelle671/
Phaille671/
Vailley671/
Vaihale671/
Wfle671/
Fétille671/
Fautler671/
Fauelea671/
Fayolie671/
Falè671/
Faielli671/
Faitlis671/
Fajtler671/
Fajilia671/
Feillée671/
Foillet671/
Fouyale671/
Fileová671/
Filá671/
Filí671/
Fhalher671/
Fheileh671/
Fioyale671/
Fa'alea671/
Fgil671/
Fallets671/
Feyilhe671/
Fiyalei671/
Vfal671/
Vfle671/
Fjle671/
Filheis671/
Fijl671/
Fileith671/
Faillaa671/
Faheila671/
Faiseel671/
Faielly671/
Faylher671/
Fayller671/
Ffal671/
Fausley670/
Fuisley670/
Falahie670/
Fausler670/
Faulets670/
Feihler670/
Fealler670/
Pfisler670/
Phailes670/
Foialer670/
Fielley670/
Fidtler670/
Fatlley670/
Falless670/
Foilett670/
Fehasle670/
Fasller670/
Pfauler670/
Phfiler670/
Fislher670/
Fithlea670/
Fallehe670/
Fhisler670/
Faylerr670/
Feasles670/
Faieell670/
Feilher670/
Foiylle670/
Fayeley670/

Faile Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faile in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻓﻴﻞafyl60
ﺍﻓﻴﻠﻪafylh40

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