Faill Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Faill Surname Definition:

A curtailed form of Macphail, which see. (2) As the name is found on the west coast it may there be local from Fail in Ayrshire. Thomas Faill in Hyndhop, 1683 (Peebles CR.).

Faill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:376,47326,505
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
Scotland361:103,9785,126

Faill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A curtailed form of Macphail, which see. (2) As the name is found on the west coast it may there be local from Fail in Ayrshire. Thomas Faill in Hyndhop, 1683 (Peebles CR.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A corruption of the Gaelic Mac-Phail.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Phail, Gaelic for Paul. Hence Macphail.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Faill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faill (Hindi: फैलल) has its highest incidence in England. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Faill click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faill? popularity and diffusion

The surname Faill is the 1,082,743rd most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Faill reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 376,473. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 22 percent are found, Northumberland, where 15 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Scotland, where 10 percent are found.

Faill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Faill has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 243 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Faill surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Faill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.28% less than the national average, earning R 68,256 per year and in United States they earn 6.37% less than the national average, earning $40,399 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faille912,514/
Faiell911/
Fall89465,147/
Fail892,763/
Faitell8321/
Fayhill832/
Fayille831/
Faielle831/
Faiolle831/
Faieell830/
Fasil8046,070/
Falle807,808/
Fajil802,613/
Fille802,047/
Faull801,913/
Faile801,851/
Faisl801,833/
Faial80927/
Facil80466/
Vaill80324/
Fhail80243/
Fayil80192/
Fallh80190/
Feill8090/
Faijl8043/
Fiell8042/
Faitl8041/
Fallt8035/
Fatil8026/
Falll8025/
Pfail8018/
Fhall8018/
Faiol8013/
Foill8012/
Faiel806/
Fajll806/
Faail804/
Pfall804/
Faell801/
Fallì801/
Faiul801/
Faall801/
Falld801/
Feall800/
Faggioll772/
Fauchill771/
Fal7523,177/
Fassil734,254/
Faisel73984/
Fawell73671/
Fayall73164/
Feille73106/
Faitel7398/
Faiole7356/
Faulle7340/
Fatell7323/
Faicel7322/
Fattil7322/
Faisil7314/
Fuiell7313/
Fhaile7311/
Fitell7310/
Fahail7310/
Fasiel738/
Faihel736/
Fasilp735/
Faajil735/
Fahiel735/
Fujill734/
Fayell734/
Feasil733/
Pfeill733/
Faisle733/
Faysil733/
Faiele733/
Feyall732/
Fhalle732/
Fazsil732/
Faasil732/
Faucil732/
Faszil732/
Faihal732/
Feuill731/
Fauell731/
Fahial731/
Fahjil731/
Faijle731/
Fasilt731/
Vaiill731/
Vayill731/
Fayoll731/
Fatilt731/
Faicil731/
Faylle731/
Fahall731/
Faiile731/
Fhaiel731/
Fayile731/
Faiasl731/
Faihil731/
Fatihl731/
Feiell731/
Fasell730/
Facell730/
Foyall730/
Faheil730/
Faslle730/
Fhiell730/
Vall6733,275/
Vail6717,528/
Fiel6717,173/
Faal6714,983/
Feil6713,696/
Fale6711,326/
Fayolle678,233/
Faul677,586/
File676,816/
Fahl674,510/
Feal671,630/
Fasl671,203/
Falh671,094/
Fhal67891/
Falt67620/
Fael67451/
Fayl67291/
Fissell67286/
Fajl67202/
Fitl67130/
Fajolle67114/
Fassell6789/
Falp6761/
Pfal6750/
Fittell6744/
Feitell6741/
Flle6740/
Fald6739/
Failová6736/
Fattell6736/
Filh6730/
Faissel6728/
Fallová6724/
Fallova6723/
Faichel6720/
Foil6715/
Foitell6713/
Failova6711/
Fhil6710/
Faussil6710/
Faytell679/
Fausell678/
Fausild677/
Fascell676/
Fittill676/
Fatl676/
Fealleh675/
Feasell673/
Faël673/
Fichell672/
Fuil672/
Phatill671/
Feusill671/
Feacell671/
Faggiol671/
Fasilpp671/
Geefail671/
Fayelle671/
Phaille671/
Wfaallh671/
Fachell671/
Fgil671/
Vfal671/
Fjll671/
Fijl671/
Faiseel671/
Ffal671/
Faggell670/
Fauwell670/
Foiylle670/

Faill Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faill in the Hindi language
फैललphailala-

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