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 found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fails? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 200,754th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,507,000 people. The last name Fails is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Fails live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,026 people, or 1 in 178,904. In The United States Fails is most frequent in: Texas, where 22 percent live, Alabama, where 13 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Fails Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fails has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fails surname rose 1,072 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fails Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Fails surname is predominantly Anglican (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fails last name are 7.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.03% being registered with the political 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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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