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 surname Faill (Hindi: फैलल) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Faill? popularity and diffusion

Faill is the 1,082,743rd most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Faill live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in British Isles.

Faill is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 376,473. In England Faill is most numerous in: Tyne and Wear, where 22 percent live, Northumberland, where 15 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 14 percent live. Apart from England it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Scotland, where 10 percent live.

Faill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Faill has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Faill surname rose 243 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Faill surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Faill last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered with the political 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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