Fakes Surname

502,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Fakes Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Fulk,' which has a great many variants; v. Folk and Fulke.

Fakes de Breaute. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

Willelmus Feygs, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Fakes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4061:892,75667,416
England1091:511,17532,340
Australia641:421,80833,593
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
France41:16,605,680368,153
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

Fakes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Fulk,' which has a great many variants; v. Folk and Fulke.

Fakes de Breaute. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

Willelmus Feygs, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(German.) A falcon or hawk; figuratively, daring or enterprising.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Danish, Fack; in the Domesday Book, Fech; from the Flemish, Feykens; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Fakes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fakes is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Fakes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fakes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 502,491st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 11,143,037 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Fakes are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 406 people, or 1 in 892,756. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 26 percent live, Tennessee, where 15 percent live and Indiana, where 13 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Fakes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fakes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fakes last name increased 341 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fakes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fakes surname are 17.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.83% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fakes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.7% more than the national average, earning $45,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.87% less than the national average, earning $46,765 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feakes91844/
Fakess9149/
Faykes9148/
Faukes919/
Fakkes916/
Fackes916/
Faikes916/
Fakesh915/
Fakets914/
Faekes912/
Fakhes911/
Fajkes911/
Fakesch83194/
Fauckes832/
Faikies831/
Faces80501/
Fakis80363/
Fokes80245/
Vakes805/
Fajkiesz771/
Fookes73943/
Fekkes73745/
Fajkis73717/
Feekes73319/
Fakish73272/
Feikes73249/
Faqees73226/
Vakhes73135/
Feykes73111/
Foukes7391/
Fokkes7372/
Faques7365/
Faches7334/
Fokeas7333/
Faikis7326/
Vagkes7320/
Facesh7315/
Fockes7311/
Faqesh738/
Feukes737/
Vakesh736/
Feckes735/
Fojkes734/
Fakios733/
Fackis732/
Fauces731/
Faykis731/
Fakkis731/
Foikes731/
Phakes731/
Fhakis731/
Feaces731/
Vakies731/
Foykes731/
Fakihs731/
Facques67102/
Fajkisz6738/
Fakihse6717/
Fauches6714/
Faykiss6714/
Faikish679/
Fakhish677/
Feijkes677/
Fasques676/
Fakhech675/
Fauques674/
Faqeesh672/
Faykish672/
Faskish671/
Feaches670/
Fouckes670/

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Fakes Reference & Research

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