Fauel Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Fauel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fauel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Fauël (1) are calculated separately.

Fauel (6) may also be a first name.

Fauel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fauel occurs most in South Africa. It may appear as a variant: Fauël. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fauel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 40 percent of Fauel are found; 40 percent are found in Southern Africa and 40 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Fauel is also the 4,967,096th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 6 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Fauel is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 50 percent are found and Western Cape, where 50 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 20 percent are found.

Fauel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fauel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fauel last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fauël931/
Fausel91878/
Faouel9117/
Fautel913/
Fauell911/
Faucel911/
Fauele911/
Faul897,586/
Fuel891,834/
Fael89451/
Fausell838/
Faussel831/
Faucelt830/
Fauwell830/
Faull801,913/
Fuell80615/
Fajel80446/
Faule80349/
Fujel80112/
Fayel8094/
Fajul8080/
Fuyel8069/
Fawel8052/
Fauhl8038/
Fuehl8012/
Pfaul8012/
Fouel807/
Faiel806/
Fauld803/
Fahul803/
Feuel802/
Fhael802/
Pfuel801/
Fausl801/
Faell801/
Faulì801/
Fhaul801/
Faiul801/
Pfael800/
Vauel800/
Faucheld770/
Faysel731,677/
Feasel731,357/
Fugiel731,076/
Faisel73984/
Foutel73723/
Fawell73671/
Fayele73196/
Faycel73170/
Faitel7398/
Fousel7396/
Faugli7393/
Faulle7340/
Feuell7335/
Faicel7322/
Fajoul7321/
Fuiell7313/
Fajeel7311/
Foußel736/
Faihel736/
Fahiel735/
Fawele734/
Pfuell734/
Fajtel734/
Fayell734/
Faytel733/
Phauel733/
Faiele733/
Faucil732/
Fayçel732/
Foucel732/
Feusel731/
Faulth731/
Faultt731/
Fauyal731/
Faiell731/
Vahuel731/
Faweel731/
Fayoul731/
Fhaiel731/
Feucel730/
Faheil730/
Fuytel730/
Fiel6717,173/
Feil6713,696/
Fail672,763/
Foul672,734/
Feal671,630/
Feel67338/
Feyl67316/
Fayl67291/
Vaul67235/
Fayssel67208/
Fajl67202/
Fayault6799/
Foel6766/
Fejl6744/
Faulová6738/
Feul6734/
Faissel6728/
Faitell6721/
Faichel6720/
Foussel6715/
Faussil6710/
Faytell679/
Fouchel678/
Feussel678/
Fausild677/
Feasell673/
Fuil672/
Fouhsel672/
Feuscel671/
Feacell671/
Fayelle671/
Faielle671/
Faiseel671/
Fuyl671/
Fousell670/
Pfeutel670/
Faggell670/
Faieell670/

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Fauel Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fauel
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