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 is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faivre? popularity and diffusion

Faivre is the 30,712th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 419,234 people. Faivre occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Faivre live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 15,549 people, or 1 in 4,272. In France Faivre is most frequent in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 41 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 13 percent reside and Grand Est, where 10 percent reside. Aside from France it occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.

Faivre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Faivre has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Faivre last name expanded 1,180 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faivre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Faivre are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.72% registered to vote for the political 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
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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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