Faur Surname

48,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Faur Surname Definition:

(French) One who worked in metal, a smith.

Faur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6,9241:2,900391
Israel1,1071:7,7301,219
France7641:86,94112,413
United States5591:648,40652,026
Argentina4411:96,9248,150
Spain3091:151,30111,169
Hungary1441:68,1697,005
Philippines1071:946,15283,691
India841:9,131,731182,786
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Canada461:800,99162,809
Austria291:293,63633,260
England221:2,532,63991,802
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Greece211:527,60966,013
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Faur (128) may also be a first name.

Faur Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who worked in metal, a smith.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Faur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faur (Hindi: फौर, Russian: Фаур) is found most in Romania. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faur? popularity and diffusion

Faur is the 48,027th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 677,848 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Faur are found; 66 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 64 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 821,896th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 128 people.

The last name Faur is most commonly used in Romania, where it is held by 6,924 people, or 1 in 2,900. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Arad County, where 19 percent are found, Bihor County, where 16 percent are found and Cluj County, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Romania Faur exists in 48 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 10 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Faur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Faur has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 5,590 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Faur last name are 9.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Faur earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 87.97% less than the national average, earning €3,612 per year; in United States they earn 5.12% less than the national average, earning $40,940 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.52% more than the national average, earning $53,421 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faure8984,624/
Fauer89162/
Fahur8989/
Faurt8932/
Pfaur8919/
Faurd8912/
Fajur895/
Fausr893/
Fgaur891/
Fayur891/
Fau'r891/
Faurr890/
Fauhr890/
Far8616,278/
Fur861,849/
Faurre80155/
Fahuer8055/
Fajour8040/
Fayour806/
Faiure803/
Fauthr801/
Faouer801/
Farr7544,866/
Fair7530,385/
Fuhr7513,856/
Fard7513,809/
Fajr7511,748/
Furr7511,646/
Four759,308/
Fare758,412/
Farh758,057/
Fear756,345/
Fahr754,005/
Fure752,114/
Faer75922/
Furt75792/
Vaur75393/
Farz75385/
Furd75302/
Fuer75145/
Feur7594/
Furø7575/
Fart7547/
Faar7547/
Furh7540/
Fatr7534/
Fuir7532/
Fayr7520/
Furz7518/
Fhur7518/
Furå7513/
Fasr758/
Farì756/
Fgar755/
Pfar754/
Ffar754/
Fuur753/
Farp752/
Fhar752/
Futr752/
Furp751/
Fuor751/
Åfar751/
Furď751/
Faár751/
Farø751/
Hfar751/
Fusr750/
Faurowa732/
Fajuore731/
Fahuert730/
Fajar6727,329/
Farre679,771/
Feuer673,125/
Pfarr672,524/
Furre671,970/
Foure671,743/
Fajer671,486/
Fayer671,147/
Fuior67993/
Faire67670/
Fawer67646/
Furrh67580/
Fourt67549/
Faier67447/
Feare67304/
Pfaar67303/
Fajir67297/
Fijar67282/
Faird67248/
Fahar67225/
Vahur67193/
Faehr67181/
Fujir67173/
Pfurr67164/
Feurt67143/
Fuhre67137/
Fayre67125/
Fourr6781/
Faior6767/
Fourd6757/
Fuhrt6755/
Feahr6743/
Feard6741/
Fujer6738/
Fayor6736/
Fujar6736/
Feure6727/
Fuire6724/
Vauer6724/
Feart6723/
Pfaurová6723/
Pfure6721/
Fuore6719/
Fiiar6718/
Fuyor6717/
Feurh6716/
Farht6715/
Farhe6715/
Fahrt6714/
Fayar6711/
Fuyar679/
Faaar679/
Fourh679/
Pfare678/
Furht677/
Fhair677/
Féard677/
Farrd675/
Phaur674/
Fatrh674/
Feňar674/
Fuhrr674/
Ffaer674/
Fajor673/
Fejar673/
Pfour673/
Fuyer673/
Faiar673/
Fairr672/
Fourz672/
Fouer672/
Furtt672/
Hffar672/
Farhd672/
Fayér672/
Fuorr672/
Farhh672/
Faarh672/
Fajrd672/
Fearr671/
Fojar671/
Pfarz671/
Pffar671/
Fiyar671/
Fgaar671/
Fhare671/
Fharp671/
Fheur671/
Fehar671/
Fauouher671/
Faihr671/
Fairp671/
Faitr671/
Faard671/
Faarr671/
Farrh671/
Fuier671/
Fuirz671/
Furhe671/
Fyyar671/
Wfurr671/
Faare671/
Faair671/
Fhurr671/
Pfurd671/
Pfard671/
Furdh671/
Farrr671/
Farzh671/
Farzz671/
Farïd671/
Feyur671/
Faarø671/
Hfard671/
Fardd671/
Fgair671/
Feuar671/
Fayir671/
Fhour671/
Fardh671/
Fairz671/
Fajrh671/
Fajrr671/
Fusrt671/
Fhart670/
Foyar670/
Fharr670/
Fairt670/
Farhs670/
Feuhr670/
Fahrr670/
Fardt670/
Fhuer670/
Pfair670/
Pfuer670/
Fairh670/
Fartt670/
Fuerr670/
Farrt670/

Faur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faur in the Hindi language
फौरphaura-
Faur in the Russian language
Фаурfaur-

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Faur Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Faur
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