Faill Surname
Approximately 228 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 148 | 1:376,473 | 26,505 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 61 | 1:399,596 | 24,084 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:103,978 | 5,126 |
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.).
A corruption of the Gaelic Mac-Phail.
From Phail, Gaelic for Paul. Hence Macphail.
Faill Demographics
Average Faill Salary in
United States
$40,399 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Faill Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faill in the Hindi language | ||
| फैलल | phailala | - |
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Footnotes
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