Fails Surname

200,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Fails Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fails Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0261:178,90417,907
Northern Ireland351:52,7154,341
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England31:18,572,686338,250
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:265,70721,729

Fails Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fails is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fails? popularity and diffusion

Fails is the 200,754th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,507,000 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Fails reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Fails is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,026 people, or 1 in 178,904. In The United States Fails is primarily found in: Texas, where 22 percent are found, Alabama, where 13 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Fails Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fails has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fails surname grew 1,072 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fails Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States Fails are 7.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.03% being registered with the party.

Fails earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.86% less than the national average, earning $38,032 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Failes91379/
Facils911/
Failse911/
Faills910/
Faiols910/
Fals891,232/
Failles8317/
Faieles831/
Falls8012,315/
Files805,508/
Fales805,113/
Vails80522/
Fauls80369/
Feils80133/
False80119/
Fiels8058/
Feals8057/
Falsh8031/
Foils8023/
Falås8013/
Falss809/
Falhs807/
Pfals805/
Fuils802/
Falsø802/
Falsz801/
Falst800/
Faels800/
Fahls800/
Faitless771/
Foiles73818/
Falese73708/
Vailes73546/
Falles73287/
Faulls73191/
Vaills73187/
Fatels73134/
Pfahls7394/
Fayles7368/
Feiles7367/
Fallås7351/
Fieles7342/
Faules7329/
Faeles7322/
Filhes7319/
Fatles7315/
Fioles737/
Falsch736/
Feales736/
Foills732/
Faulst732/
Fallse732/
Fielsø732/
Fgales731/
Fealse731/
Fallst731/
Vaiels731/
Vailsh731/
Faalls731/
Filese731/
Falesz731/
Fileïs731/
Fielsz731/
Fisils731/
Phails730/
Falshe730/
Fielss730/
Fayels730/
Failez730/
Faulse730/
Filess730/
Faless730/
Vals671,001/
Falz67597/
Vailles6768/
Falesse6768/
Feilles6765/
Feilhes6743/
Fielsch6736/
Fajoles6727/
Fallest6717/
Falsche6716/
Pfahles6714/
Falx6713/
Faleshe679/
Fielles675/
Figgels673/
Falß673/
Fassels672/
Fallese672/
Fallsch671/
Vaiiles671/
Falsová671/
Fijales671/
Faulese671/
Fichels671/
Fjls671/
Fawells670/
Phailes670/
Faelles670/
Faelsch670/
Falless670/
Feasles670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fails
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