Faire Surname

493,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Faire Surname Definition:

(English) Blonde, Handsome [Middle English fair(e, fayr(e, Old English fæger] Richard le Fayre.—Hund. Rolls [FAIRBAIRN] (English) Fair Child [Old English fæger + bearn] Occasionally confused with Fair- burn, q.v.

Faire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2811:1,289,88990,528
New Zealand1071:42,3217,058
France631:1,054,329115,549
England291:1,921,31276,208
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Jamaica181:159,4425,298
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Wales171:182,03112,022
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

The alternate forms: Fairé (1) are calculated separately.

Faire (339) may also be a first name.

Faire Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Blonde, Handsome [Middle English fair(e, fayr(e, Old English fæger] Richard le Fayre.—Hund. Rolls [FAIRBAIRN] (English) Fair Child [Old English fæger + bearn] Occasionally confused with Fair- burn, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Faire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faire (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﻴﺮ, Hindi: फैरे) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Fairé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faire? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 493,410th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,876,934 people. Faire occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Faire are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Faire is also the 474,488th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 339 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 281 people, or 1 in 1,289,889. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 17 percent live, Washington, where 15 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 16 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.

Faire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Faire has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Faire last name expanded 703 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 41 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faire Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Faire surname is principally Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Faire are 38.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.45% being registered with the party.

The amount Faire earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.49% less than the national average, earning $39,484 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.37% more than the national average, earning $53,842 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fairé931/
Fairey911,968/
Faires911,679/
Faired91215/
Fairer91189/
Fajire91148/
Fairez91125/
Fairie9177/
Fayire9164/
Fairee9125/
Fairet914/
Fairre913/
Faisre913/
Faiure913/
Faireh911/
Faaire911/
Faiore910/
Fairhe910/
Fair8930,385/
Fire8912,132/
Fare898,412/
Fairest83228/
Fairrie83105/
Fairres83100/
Fairess8344/
Fairrer8314/
Fairhee831/
Fairhed831/
Faiuret831/
Fhairee831/
Fares80257,228/
Faure8084,624/
Faree8077,561/
Fiore8063,587/
Fared8013,759/
Farre809,771/
Fareh807,282/
Farez805,604/
Farge803,431/
Farey802,175/
Farje80923/
Firer80591/
Farea80520/
Firey80515/
Fires80497/
Faret80461/
Faier80447/
Fiere80355/
Faira80337/
Firez80305/
Feare80304/
Fajir80297/
Fajre80287/
Vaire80276/
Faird80248/
Farer80219/
Foire80187/
Fired80182/
Fairi80176/
Fairy80137/
Farej80130/
Firei80130/
Firea80130/
Firre80127/
Fayre80125/
Firet80120/
Fatre8089/
Fahre8079/
Farei8070/
Farie8069/
Faior8067/
Feire8062/
Faere8058/
Firie8055/
Fareu8042/
Fuire8024/
Firej8022/
Firze8020/
Fireš8019/
Fgare8017/
Firep8017/
Farhe8015/
Fitre8013/
Fiære809/
Pfare808/
Firee808/
Fhair807/
Farze805/
Faiar803/
Fireh803/
Fairr802/
Firhe802/
Fisre801/
Fhare801/
Faihr801/
Fairp801/
Faitr801/
Faare801/
Faair801/
Firge801/
Fgair801/
Farep801/
Fayir801/
Fairz801/
Fairt800/
Pfair800/
Fairh800/
Fairhead771,671/
Fairress770/
Far7516,278/
Fir751,368/
Fre751,287/
Fareed73203,663/
Farrer736,900/
Faurie735,182/
Faress734,411/
Farres733,147/
Farret731,084/
Fareid73994/
Fareez73901/
Farrey73739/
Feirer73738/
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Fairuj73541/
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Fayret73289/
Fearer73281/
Farred73246/
Fautre73243/
Pfaira73220/
Farrie73208/
Fargey73184/
Faytre73175/
Faurre73155/
Farhet73148/
Phaire73146/
Fahrei73137/
Fahrie73135/
Faures73128/
Faajir73127/
Fareis73126/
Fatrez73119/
Fareea73114/
Fieyre73106/
Fahres7386/
Faresh7385/
Fiorey7384/
Fairoj7383/
Fierge7372/
Faurer7367/
Fajore7365/
Fajrie7363/
Farher7355/
Farhey7350/
Fajere7348/
Fajure7348/
Fgaier7345/
Fadtre7343/
Fihrer7340/
Fajira7339/
Farzee7338/
Faitri7336/
Fierre7336/
Pfarre7336/
Fareer7334/
Fahrey7334/
Fareas7333/
Farheh7331/
Faerge7328/
Fairiz7328/
Fairaj7327/
Fajare7325/
Faurez7322/
Farrea7321/
Firrer7321/
Vayire7320/
Fairio7318/
Fairis7318/
Fajiri7318/
Fareej7317/
Farrez7316/
Fajrei7313/
Fahreh7313/
Farest7312/
Farhed7312/
Fareiz7311/
Fairza7311/
Faredd7311/
Fitret7311/
Fayrer7310/
Fitrer7310/
Feiore7310/
Farrej7310/
Faehre7310/
Feires739/
Faread739/
Fahrej739/
Faieri739/
Fairii738/
Pfarer738/
Fuirer738/
Farhie737/
Farreh737/
Fatres737/
Faeree737/
Farhee736/
Farieh736/
Firead736/
Hfairi736/
Vairea735/
Farije735/
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Fitree735/
Faiura734/
Feitre734/
Farehy734/
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Fitrey733/
Fearea733/
Farreu733/
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Faiher733/
Fierea733/
Faiyri733/
Fareey733/
Firest733/
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Fairry732/
Fiorre732/
Feirey732/
Faredh732/
Farzie732/
Firher732/
Fireha732/
Fayira732/
Fairai732/
Faiora732/
Fireed732/
Fawier732/
Firiej732/
Foyire732/
Fasree732/
Farezz732/
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Firesh731/
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Fireys731/
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Fareaz731/
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Fireah731/
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Fawere731/
Fitrhe731/
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Fairid731/
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Farett730/
Farets730/
Fierze730/
Fearee730/
Fhayre730/
Fuires730/
Fearie730/
Foirer730/
Firrey730/
Firhes730/
Farzey730/
Fhares730/
Farhes730/
Firret730/
Fharer730/
Fairreitz711/
Farr6744,866/
Vare6723,706/
Fard6713,809/
Fara6713,681/
Fajr6711,748/
Faur6710,751/
Fari678,223/
Farh678,057/
Fear676,345/
Fior675,723/
Fahr674,005/
Fere673,238/
Fira672,837/
Fary671,728/
Vire671,652/
Fier671,521/
Vair671,345/
Firi671,079/
Fuiorea67988/
Faer67922/
Feir67461/
Pfarrer67407/
Farz67385/
Fihr67326/
Fairris67260/
Fyre67140/
Foirest67140/
Fird67123/
Fairish67106/
Fajaret67104/
Farj67101/
Fairich6797/
Pfarher6792/
Farrett6790/
Føre6787/
Fuierer6783/
Farherr6782/
Fitr6779/
Fautrez6772/
Firt6766/
Frre6762/
Farress6754/
Pfahrer6752/
Firr6750/
Fareesh6750/
Fart6747/
Faar6747/
Fajoore6743/
Fareedh6738/
Fuierea6738/
Farè6735/
Fatr6734/
Fathree6733/
Faurest6732/
Fuir6732/
Fautres6731/
Farý6726/
Feirres6725/
Feierer6724/
Farrher6722/
Faré6722/
Figiere6721/
Fayr6720/
Feirrer6719/
Pfayira6717/
Pfir6715/
Fajares6714/
Farhead6713/
Fairová6713/
Vaihere6713/
Farheed6712/
Fittrer6711/
Fearrey6710/
Färe6710/
Faihori679/
Fajarze678/
Pfeirer678/
Fasr678/
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Farreed678/
D'fiore678/
Fære677/
Fairist676/
Farretz676/
Firh676/
Farì676/
Firy675/
Farheer675/
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Fgar675/
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Firă674/
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Farp672/
Fairaja672/
Fhadtre672/
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Fairiss672/
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Fará672/
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Fireash671/
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Fharrer671/
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Feihrer671/
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Fairaya671/
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Șfaițer671/
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Fahrrei670/
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Feareit670/
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Faire Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faire in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻓﻴﺮafyr-
Faire in the Hindi language
फैरेphaire-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Faire
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