Faive Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Israel

Faive Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faive Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France401:1,660,568152,033
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Israel211:407,50632,346
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Faive (13) may also be a first name.

Faive Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faive is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faive? popularity and diffusion

The surname Faive is the 1,755,741st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 39 percent of Faive live; 37 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

The surname Faive is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,660,568. In France Faive is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 48 percent live, Île-de-France, where 48 percent live and Grand Est, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account France this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 31 percent live and Israel, where 19 percent live.

Faive Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Faive has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Faiver9159/
Faives914/
Faivey912/
Fave892,285/
Five891,419/
Faiivee831/
Faiivie831/
Fabie801,872/
Faver801,359/
Fawie80841/
Favez80646/
Fivet80604/
Fauve80535/
Favey80458/
Favet80441/
Fieve80435/
Fives80390/
Vaive80225/
Faiva80197/
Fivey80188/
Fivez80181/
Faave80171/
Favie80144/
Faibe80141/
Faiwe8046/
Fivie8042/
Faveu8035/
Fiver8033/
Foive8021/
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Faved807/
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Fiove802/
Fitve801/
Favej801/
Faivi801/
Fasve801/
Fatve801/
Fayve801/
Feive801/
Faeve801/
Fauvet732,909/
Fauver731,693/
Feaver731,437/
Faijue73407/
Fajiwe73217/
Faiber73109/
Fauvez7399/
Fauvie7398/
Fauvey7375/
Faaver7328/
Fievee7326/
Faibie7325/
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Feivet7318/
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Fauvee7316/
Favest7312/
Faiwet7311/
Feitve7311/
Vaiove7310/
Faibeh737/
Faibes736/
Faaveh736/
Faibet735/
Faaave734/
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Faveed733/
Fauves732/
Faveez732/
Fhavey731/
Feivey731/
Fayiwe731/
Faivaj731/
Fabieh731/
Vaivee731/
Feiver731/
Faibee731/
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Faiabe731/
Faivaa731/
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Feivez731/
Fhaves731/
Fiverr731/
Feived730/
Pfaver730/
Favess730/
Fievey730/
Fahvey730/
Feivei730/
Fava6726,764/
Fabi6710,411/
Fabe672,974/
Favi672,424/
Fawi672,375/
Fiveash671,728/
Vive671,445/
Feve67805/
Vave67711/
Fawe67387/
Fiva67283/
Favy67151/
Faveyts6768/
Faveyst6743/
Favé6742/
Faivish6735/
Fivi6728/
Fibe6723/
Faiberh6719/
Fivé6718/
Fève679/
Faivich677/
Favá676/
Favè674/
Fayabie674/
Fayvets674/
Fiwe673/
Fahaver672/
Fauvesh672/
Fisvher671/
Feeaver671/
Feievet671/
Fahveer671/
Fajaved671/
Faiwieh671/
Fjve671/
Fivj671/
Faivysh671/
Pfeiver670/

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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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  • 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 Faive
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