Faoro Surname

139,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Faoro Surname User-submission:

The Faoro surname originates from the Belluno province in Veneto, Italy. Many families can trace their lineage back to the mountain town of Lamon, but it is uncertain whether that's the effective location of origin of this last name.

The meaning is most probably 'smith', from the venetian word of the same spelling and pronunciation, deriving from the Latin word faber.

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Faoro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,3431:45,5378,189
Brazil6681:320,47112,342
United States3281:1,105,05879,932
Switzerland2451:33,5224,929
France2381:279,08742,874
Argentina891:480,26335,686
Canada761:484,81041,569
Australia721:374,94030,993
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Venezuela391:774,46412,743
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
England51:11,143,612252,590
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Faoro (64) may also be a first name.

Faoro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Faoro surname originates from the Belluno province in Veneto, Italy. Many families can trace their lineage back to the mountain town of Lamon, but it is uncertain whether that's the effective location of origin of this last name.

The meaning is most probably 'smith', from the venetian word of the same spelling and pronunciation, deriving from the Latin word faber. Other unrelated surnames of the same meaning in the region of Veneto include Favaro, Favero and the more close to the original word fabris.

- drobex

This surname comes from the Venetian dialect variant of the Belluno province. There are two possible meanings for this surname.

1. It comes from the dialectal word, which means 'smith' (fabbro in Italian).

2. It means 'spring', 'water source', 'fount', according to a very archaic form of language of the mountains of the Bellunese area.

- drobex

Faoro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faoro is most common in Italy. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faoro? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 139,516th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,275,225 people. Faoro occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Faoro are found; 42 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 42 percent are found in Italic Europe. Faoro is also the 1,223,525th most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 64 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 1,343 people, or 1 in 45,537. In Italy it is most common in: Veneto, where 63 percent live, Trentino-Alto Adige, where 25 percent live and Lombardy, where 6 percent live. Outside of Italy it exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Faoro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Faoro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Faoro last name increased 32,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Faoro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Faoro last name are 5.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Faoro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 66.73% more than the national average, earning €50,069 per year; in United States they earn 11.65% more than the national average, earning $48,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.79% more than the national average, earning $61,501 CAD per year.

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Faorga736/
Faiora732/
Faoura731/
Fauaro731/
Fo'oro731/
Fouoro731/
Faoraa731/
Fayora731/
Phaorot67262/
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Fouorou6710/
Fajiora675/
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