Failes Surname

755,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Failes Surname Definition:

Faile’s (Son): v. Fall(e.

Failes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
England1421:392,38127,229
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Failes (139) may also be a first name.

Failes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Faile’s (Son): v. Fall(e.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Dutch, Fels, Velse; from the French, Fèliers (?); a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Failes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Failes occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Failes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 755,622nd most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 19,228,353 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Failes live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. Failes is also the 784,558th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 139 people.

Failes is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 2,353,629. In The United States Failes is most prevalent in: Oklahoma, where 23 percent are found, Virginia, where 14 percent are found and Kansas, where 12 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Failes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Failes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Failes surname increased 385 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Failes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Failes surname are 16.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Failes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.99% more than the national average, earning $47,893 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $52,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Failles9217/
Faieles921/
Files915,508/
Fales915,113/
Fails912,078/
Faile911,851/
Faitless861/
Faille832,514/
Foiles83818/
Falese83708/
Vailes83546/
Fileus83532/
Filges83449/
Failey83401/
Failer83356/
Falles83287/
Falies83198/
Filies83174/
Fileds8386/
Filles8372/
Fayles8368/
Feiles8367/
Faiole8356/
Fieles8342/
Faules8329/
Faeles8322/
Filhes8319/
Fileas8318/
Failep8317/
Fatles8315/
Fhaile8311/
Fioles837/
Filesh836/
Failie836/
Feales836/
Failis836/
Falaes835/
Failee835/
Filets834/
Falets833/
Faisle833/
Fajile833/
Faiele833/
Falesh832/
Failet832/
Falees832/
Fgales831/
Facils831/
Faijle831/
Failej831/
Failse831/
Filese831/
Failed831/
Faileu831/
Falejs831/
Falesz831/
Filejs831/
Filexs831/
Fileïs831/
Faiile831/
Fayile831/
Faleus831/
Failez830/
Faleas830/
Faills830/
Filess830/
Faiols830/
Faless830/
Fale8011,326/
File806,816/
Fals801,232/
Fles80476/
Fielies772,341/
Failler77426/
Faillie77374/
Faillet77296/
Vailoes77174/
Vailles7768/
Falesse7768/
Feilles7765/
Feilhes7743/
Fallies7740/
Falesch7727/
Fajoles7727/
Faitler7718/
Fallest7717/
Pfahles7714/
Fasille7712/
Facille7710/
Faleshe779/
Filhaes777/
Filesch777/
Fielles775/
Faillis773/
Fallese772/
Fatleys772/
Pfailey771/
Fayille771/
Faisley771/
Faitley771/
Vaiiles771/
Vailões771/
Faielle771/
Faitlis771/
Fijales771/
Fallets771/
Fieleis771/
Faulese771/
Filheis771/
Filhoes771/
Faiolle771/
Faulets770/
Phailes770/
Faelles770/
Falless770/
Faisler770/
Failhet770/
Feilies770/
Feasles770/
Faleh73136,303/
Faila7333,796/
Vales7315,854/
Falls7312,315/
Falle737,808/
Filer734,914/
Viles733,428/
Filep733,205/
Filis732,119/
Faley731,683/
Fahle731,680/
Falce731,664/
Vaile731,310/
Faler731,268/
Feles731,235/
Fayle731,125/
Filet73876/
Fyles73744/
Filex73640/
Faleu73544/
Vails73522/
Flesh73482/
Filie73450/
Falge73441/
Falis73414/
Faili73387/
Fauls73369/
Feile73354/
Falez73352/
Faule73349/
Pfile73346/
Fiole73332/
Faily73316/
Filec73278/
Filea73267/
Filey73237/
Falet73236/
Filej73228/
Falea73215/
Filee73146/
Filée73140/
Falež73135/
Feils73133/
Fiele73124/
False73119/
Fileš73103/
Fatle73101/
Filez7398/
Fless7392/
Falei7381/
Falys7377/
Faale7371/
Fasle7367/
Fiels7358/
Feals7357/
Faele7351/
Falej7345/
Fajle7344/
Filei7341/
Filed7338/
Falsh7331/
Falhe7331/
Fhale7327/
Falex7327/
Foils7323/
Flese7320/
Fileh7319/
Filge7318/
Fitle7313/
Flejs7313/
Falås7313/
Foile7311/
Feale7310/
Falee7310/
Falss739/
Fisle737/
Falhs737/
Falie736/
Flesz735/
Pfals735/
Failé735/
Filje734/
Fuile733/
Fuils732/
Fileu732/
Filhe732/
Fhile732/
Fihle732/
Faled732/
Falsø732/
Fáles732/
Flles732/
Falze731/
Féles731/
Falsz731/
Falst730/
Faels730/
Fahls730/
Fajolles71120/
Fayolles7165/
Vaillies7140/
Faucille7125/
Feuilles7125/
Falesová7119/
Feuilhes7119/
Faggiole7112/
Falesova714/
Faillech714/
Faillece712/
Fileisse711/
Fieliesh711/
Phailoes711/
Vailloes711/
Fallehes710/
Valles6796,853/
Faller6718,408/
Failla679,287/
Feiler676,067/
Valeus675,847/
Filice675,565/
Fallis673,957/
Fallet673,129/
Faiola672,737/
Phales671,927/
Voiles671,358/
Fisler671,224/
Filios671,192/
Failli671,095/
Vaille671,045/
Fajila67908/
Falise67855/
Falley67622/
Felles67588/
Fallea67587/
Valoes67573/
Failly67552/
Valies67469/
Fauchille67454/
Fitler67447/
Fasler67438/
Faioli67437/
Fealey67419/
Vileus67394/
Faglie67364/
Fauler67358/
Vailea67309/
Fayila67301/
Falher67238/
Vailhe67220/
Fhaili67205/
Fayele67196/
Faulls67191/
Feyles67188/
Vaills67187/
Faelis67167/
Filist67162/
Falish67152/
Falisz67152/
Fatels67134/
Fauley67131/
Figlie67122/
Falche67122/
Philes67122/
Failui67112/
Faulet67106/
Feille67106/
Fallie6794/
Pfahls6794/
Fahley6793/
Foules6792/
Valesh6790/
Feihle6784/
Foyles6782/
Feleus6781/
Fiolis6779/
Felies6766/
Falice6763/
Fallee6760/
Vilhes6758/
Faleij6756/
Fajole6755/
Filyos6753/
Vilesh6752/
Felese6752/
Fallås6751/
Phaile6749/
Valaes6747/
Falleh6745/
Vaules6744/
Filiss6744/
Fylesh6744/
Fayler6742/
Fajale6741/
Faulle6740/
Filehr6740/
Faslis6740/
Vayile6739/
Fayole6738/
Valeis6737/
Pfaler6735/
Falais6734/
Falech6733/
Fillez6732/
Faliez6732/
Filgis6731/
Filepp6730/
Fallei6729/
Faiela6727/
Faulis6727/
Faleer6726/
Foitle6726/
Veales6725/
Fayale6725/
Faatle6725/
Flejsz6722/
Falyos6721/
Faylee6720/
Fielis6720/
Faytle6719/
Flesse6719/
Falyse6717/
Falett6716/
Felesh6716/
Failia6715/
Vailey6714/
Fatlis6714/
Filise6714/
Fajili6712/
Faeley6711/
Failai6710/
Filett6710/
Filher6710/
Fülles6710/
Fatler679/
Filuis679/
Fhaily679/
Fojile679/
Failay678/
Feeles677/
Failoj676/
Fasley676/
Fleshe676/
Viloes676/
Valees676/
Faleih676/
Falsch676/
Fajule676/
Vieles676/
Feules676/
Vaales676/
Fitlhe676/
Vilies675/
Fileph675/
Pfeile675/
Vaiele675/
Veiles675/
Fylets675/
Felest674/
Filiey674/
Faelee674/
Fawele674/
Fejles674/
Fiyele674/
Filays674/
Fittle673/
Fayley673/
Faijli673/
Failaj673/
Fahale673/
Faisli673/
Fajele673/
Foiler672/
Falois672/
Fielea672/
Vaiile672/
Failoa672/
Foills672/
Fuiley672/
Fhalle672/
Faulst672/
Fileep672/
Filiez672/
Filois672/
Valess672/
Fallse672/
Faylet672/
Fihlie672/
Filais672/
Faitli672/
Fahleu672/
Fielsø672/
Fiyale672/
Fislet672/
Filetz672/
Filhet672/
Faleet672/
Felexs672/
Fielie672/
Feilee672/
Failiz672/
Fitley671/
Fetles671/
Foiley671/
Fatley671/
Filish671/
Filisz671/
Fitlis671/
Fitlle671/
Fhasle671/
Fhilis671/
Fieley671/
Feiled671/
Faulee671/
Fealse671/
Fahlis671/
Falgey671/
Fallst671/
Faaili671/
Fassillis671/
Fujale671/
Vajile671/
Vaiels671/
Vaileu671/
Vailsh671/
Faalls671/
Fhaler671/
Fattle671/
Pfiler671/
Fisley671/
Falieh671/
Fojale671/
Feleis671/
Faletz671/
Faylle671/
Fallec671/
Fhiler671/
Vileas671/
Viless671/
Vaiule671/
Vailis671/
Vailez671/
Vuiles671/
Fautle671/
Fauele671/
Fayleh671/
Faylie671/
Faylis671/
Faelea671/
Faillá671/
Faiali671/
Falead671/
Faledh671/
Falije671/
Falijs671/
Falios671/
Falleu671/
Fallex671/
Felaes671/
Felais671/
Felesz671/
Foiele671/
Foilet671/
Fileth671/
Fileap671/
Filech671/
Fielsz671/
Fioley671/
Fisils671/
Faaler671/
Fauselles671/
Faiala671/
Feilei671/
Falihe671/
Vhales671/
Fielhe671/
Failgi671/
Failit671/
Fasleh671/
Falzze671/
Falled671/
Faleed671/
Faleez671/
Felhes671/
Feiley670/
Falehy670/
Faloey670/
Filhey670/
Phails670/
Faulie670/
Pfilie670/
Feasle670/
Faaley670/
Falshe670/
Fileer670/
Fitleh670/
Falhis670/
Fielss670/
Fayels670/
Felges670/
Faulse670/
Feisle670/
Pfhale670/
Fihley670/
Faslle670/
Fhiele670/
Fihler670/
Feilie670/
Faleey670/
Faslee670/

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