Faivre Surname

30,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Faivre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faivre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France15,5491:4,272333
United States6491:558,48846,038
Switzerland4731:17,3632,853
French Polynesia1101:2,553518
New Caledonia941:2,939404
Japan651:1,966,83527,587
Australia541:499,92037,885
Canada471:783,94961,790
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Argentina441:971,44161,182
Mauritius321:40,4197,602
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Belgium281:410,59442,948
England181:3,095,448105,421
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Monaco141:2,648179
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
China31:455,773,85521,925
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Faivre (13) may also be a first name.

Faivre Last Name Facts

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

Faivre has its highest incidence in France. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faivre? popularity and diffusion

Faivre is the 30,712th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 419,234 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Faivre reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

The surname Faivre is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 15,549 people, or 1 in 4,272. In France it is primarily found in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 41 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found and Grand Est, where 10 percent are found. Aside from France this last name exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Switzerland, where 3 percent are found.

Faivre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Faivre has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Faivre surname grew 1,180 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faivre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Faivre surname are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Faivre earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.01% less than the national average, earning R 52,260 per year; in United States they earn 11.18% more than the national average, earning $47,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.17% less than the national average, earning $40,160 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faivret92277/
Faivres922/
Faivere921/
Favre9134,859/
Favret832,124/
Fievre83767/
Fauvre83439/
Vaivre8377/
Faiver8359/
Faibre8357/
Favrez8335/
Favrre832/
Favreu832/
Favree832/
Favrey831/
Favres831/
Fayvre831/
Feivre830/
Favred830/
Favr802/
Favrett774/
Faiswre771/
Favretd771/
Fabre7363,321/
Fevre734,655/
Favry73907/
Favri73155/
Fibre73145/
Fèvre7390/
Fawre7316/
Favra7311/
Fauvr733/
Févre732/
Favré732/
Fivrt731/
Fivra731/
Favreess711/
Fabres673,353/
Feaver671,437/
Fabrie67550/
Favris67265/
Fiebre67247/
Fabrer67246/
Favray67232/
Fabrea67162/
Feuvre67138/
Fabret67123/
Fabrey67115/
Fevret6759/
Fibres6746/
Fevres6737/
Fabrez6736/
Vauvre6727/
Fayver6723/
Fesvre6719/
Favrit6713/
Fabreu678/
Faibra677/
Favryi677/
Faubre674/
Fèvres674/
Fabree673/
Fabrre672/
Favroy672/
Fávere672/
Fevrey671/
Phavre671/
Fawrie671/
Vhavre671/
Vãavre671/
Feiver671/
Feibre671/
Fevrer671/
Fibrer671/
Fabrei670/
Fawrey670/

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