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

Fauel occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Fauël. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fauel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 40 percent of Fauel live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 6 people.

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

Fauel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fauel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fauel surname fell 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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