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Where Does The Last Name Fau Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Fau (Hindi: फाऊ, Russian: Фау) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Fau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fau? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Fau is the 62,913^th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 914,372 people. The last name Fau is mostly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Fau are found; 44 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 227,680^th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 1,210 people.

The last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 3,319 people, or 1 in 39,846. In Indonesia Fau is primarily concentrated in: North Sumatra, where 78 percent reside, West Java, where 10 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this last name exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in France, where 36 percent reside and Spain, where 4 percent reside.

Fau Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Fau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fau last name rose 1,148 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fau Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Fau surname are 5.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fau earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.62% less than the national average, earning $42,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.92% less than the national average, earning $39,787 CAD per year.