Faile Surname
Approximately 1,851 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,668 | 1:217,302 | 21,143 |
| Netherlands | 45 | 1:375,271 | 40,838 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 112 | 1:448,381 | 32,409 |
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]
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.
Faile Demographics
Average Male Faile Height
176.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Faile Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faile Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Faile (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﻴﻞ) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Failé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faile? popularity and diffusion
The last name Faile is the 220,647th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,937,086 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Faile live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. Faile is also the 296,002nd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 769 people.
Faile is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,668 people, or 1 in 217,302. In The United States it is most numerous in: South Carolina, where 56 percent are found, North Carolina, where 12 percent are found and Alabama, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.
Faile Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Faile has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Faile surname increased 1,489 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Faile Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Faile surname are 7.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.77% being registered to vote for the political 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
Faile Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faile in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻓﻴﻞ | afyl | 60 |
| ﺍﻓﻴﻠﻪ | afylh | 40 |
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