Faure Surname

6,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Faure Surname Definition:

(French) Smith; Carpenter [Latin faber]

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Faure Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France75,5901:87924
Argentina1,7091:25,0112,102
South Africa1,3481:40,1915,168
United States9941:364,64732,446
Spain5271:88,7147,477
Chile5081:34,6781,796
Cuba4251:27,1121,476
Italy4231:144,57822,788
England3811:146,24214,079
Canada2891:127,49313,298
Seychelles2471:37478
Belgium2281:50,4248,221
Germany1901:423,71338,363
Switzerland1861:44,1556,085
Australia1681:160,68916,729
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
French Polynesia1291:2,177446
New Caledonia1251:2,210223
Mexico1031:1,205,10914,520
Brazil961:2,229,94169,391
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Haiti741:144,3776,295
Malta661:6,519434
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Venezuela441:686,45611,744
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
India221:34,866,608408,224
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Burkina Faso171:1,079,53510,589
Honduras161:551,0283,526
Senegal131:1,121,4883,334
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Benin111:939,60046,216
Denmark111:513,15632,022
China101:136,732,1577,199
Monaco101:3,707328
Togo91:805,3086,372
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

The alternate forms: Fauré (322) are calculated separately.

Faure (288) may also be a first name.

Faure Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Smith; Carpenter [Latin faber]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Smith” in Old French. See also Faber.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

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

User-submitted Reference

Faure is a frequent surname in the South-East area of France, coming from the Occitan language word meaning 'blacksmith'.

- strouti

Faure Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faure (Arabic: فاور, Russian: Фауре) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Fauré. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faure? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,678th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 86,117 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Faure reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 520,883rd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 288 people.

This last name is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 75,590 people, or 1 in 879. In France Faure is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 35 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 18 percent live and Occitanie, where 13 percent live. Excluding France this last name occurs in 100 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Faure Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Faure has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Faure surname expanded 1,143 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 3,464 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Faure Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Faure surname are 10.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.08% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Faure earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 143.57% more than the national average, earning R 578,820 per year; in United States they earn 14.16% more than the national average, earning $49,257 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.66% more than the national average, earning $58,954 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fauré93322/
Faurie915,182/
Fauret91551/
Fautre91243/
Faurre91155/
Faures91128/
Faurer9167/
Fajure9148/
Faurez9122/
Faiure913/
Faured911/
Faurey911/
Fauree911/
Faur8910,751/
Fare898,412/
Fure892,114/
Fautrez8372/
Faurest8332/
Fautres8331/
Faurett835/
Fautret834/
Fauerer831/
Faiuret831/
Fajuore831/
Fares80257,228/
Faree8077,561/
Fared8013,759/
Farre809,771/
Furey807,362/
Fareh807,282/
Farez805,604/
Faura803,583/
Farge803,431/
Farey802,175/
Furze802,017/
Furre801,970/
Furer801,779/
Foure801,743/
Faury801,654/
Farje80923/
Furet80761/
Faire80670/
Furie80650/
Fauri80541/
Farea80520/
Faret80461/
Fureh80384/
Vaure80371/
Feare80304/
Fajre80287/
Fures80283/
Farer80219/
Fauer80162/
Futre80159/
Fuhre80137/
Furge80133/
Farej80130/
Fayre80125/
Fahur8089/
Fatre8089/
Fahre8079/
Farei8070/
Farie8069/
Faere8058/
Fareu8042/
Faurt8032/
Feure8027/
Fuire8024/
Pfure8021/
Fuore8019/
Pfaur8019/
Fgare8017/
Farhe8015/
Faurd8012/
Pfare808/
Furje806/
Farze805/
Fajur805/
Fuere805/
Furei805/
Furea804/
Fausr803/
Furez803/
Furee802/
Fgaur801/
Fhare801/
Furhe801/
Faare801/
Fured801/
Fayur801/
Fau'r801/
Farep801/
Faurr800/
Fauhr800/
Fauthree771/
Far7516,278/
Fur751,849/
Fareed73203,663/
Fourie7391,698/
Furrer7312,565/
Farrer736,900/
Faress734,411/
Farres733,147/
Feurer731,995/
Fairey731,968/
Fourre731,752/
Faires731,679/
Fourez731,179/
Foures731,154/
Farret731,084/
Fareid73994/
Fareez73901/
Fouret73895/
Farrey73739/
Farees73635/
Fajura73516/
Furest73405/
Fourey73374/
Furreh73339/
Furrey73325/
Fouere73317/
Fearey73294/
Fayret73289/
Fearer73281/
Farred73246/
Faired73215/
Farrie73208/
Fairer73189/
Fauris73185/
Phaure73184/
Fargey73184/
Faytre73175/
Furrie73165/
Furesz73153/
Farhet73148/
Fajire73148/
Fahrei73137/
Fahrie73135/
Fuerea73133/
Fayura73132/
Fareis73126/
Fairez73125/
Fautré73123/
Fatrez73119/
Fareea73114/
Fajuri73104/
Furzey73103/
Fahres7386/
Faresh7385/
Fairie7377/
Vaurie7371/
Fajore7365/
Fayire7364/
Fajrie7363/
Fourer7360/
Farher7355/
Fahuer7355/
Farhey7350/
Fajere7348/
Fadtre7343/
Faurio7340/
Fajour7340/
Farzee7338/
Pfarre7336/
Fhuere7335/
Fareer7334/
Fahrey7334/
Feurey7333/
Fareas7333/
Farheh7331/
Faerge7328/
Fuhrey7328/
Fauroy7327/
Fajare7325/
Fairee7325/
Farrea7321/
Furret7320/
Fareej7317/
Farrez7316/
Fureid7314/
Fajrei7313/
Fureis7313/
Fahreh7313/
Farest7312/
Farhed7312/
Fureed7312/
Fareiz7311/
Furesh7311/
Faredd7311/
Fuhres7311/
Fayrer7310/
Farrej7310/
Faehre7310/
Faread739/
Fahrej739/
Pfarer738/
Vaurei738/
Fuirer738/
Fhurer738/
Foutre737/
Farhie737/
Farreh737/
Fatres737/
Faurès737/
Faeree737/
Feutre736/
Farhee736/
Fayour736/
Farieh736/
Farije735/
Faiura734/
Fauriz734/
Farehy734/
Faares734/
Furije734/
Foureh734/
Fairet734/
Farihe734/
Fare'a734/
Fayres733/
Feares733/
Furets733/
Fuehre733/
Faurid733/
Fearea733/
Farreu733/
Fairre733/
Faisre733/
Fariey733/
Fareey733/
Farree732/
Faroey732/
Futrey732/
Faurit732/
Faredh732/
Farzie732/
Fouree732/
Furres732/
Furher732/
Furett732/
Fureih732/
Fasree732/
Farezz732/
Fajury731/
Feures731/
Feuret731/
Fehare731/
Faurgi731/
Fauthr731/
Fayhre731/
Faouer731/
Fareet731/
Farzea731/
Furetz731/
Furgey731/
Furhey731/
Vhaure731/
Feurge731/
Fayare731/
Faireh731/
Fourge731/
Fareaz731/
Fourei731/
Vaurey731/
Furhes731/
Fautry731/
Fearet731/
Fayere731/
Fayrie731/
Fahare731/
Fathre731/
Fatret731/
Fajree731/
Fariea731/
Farhei731/
Fariðe731/
Fejare731/
Foured731/
Fousre731/
Faaire731/
Pfarie731/
Wfares731/
Farrre731/
Fayrez731/
Fawere731/
Farech731/
Faredz731/
Farhez731/
Faerey731/
Faueri731/
Faiore730/
Farett730/
Farets730/
Fearee730/
Fhayre730/
Fausry730/
Fuires730/
Fearie730/
Feuree730/
Farzey730/
Fairhe730/
Fhares730/
Fuhrie730/
Farhes730/
Fureht730/
Fharer730/
Furree730/
Farr6744,866/
Fair6730,385/
Vare6723,706/
Fuhr6713,856/
Fard6713,809/
Fara6713,681/
Fire6712,132/
Fajr6711,748/
Furr6711,646/
Fore6710,607/
Four679,308/
Fari678,223/
Farh678,057/
Fear676,345/
Furi674,347/
Fura674,188/
Fahr674,005/
Fury673,048/
Fary671,728/
Fuiorea67988/
Vure67986/
Faer67922/
Fourreh67827/
Furt67792/
Pfarrer67407/
Vaur67393/
Farz67385/
Fourest67324/
Furd67302/
Fairest67228/
Fourrey67218/
Fourets67198/
Fourrez67172/
Fuer67145/
Fairrie67105/
Fajaret67104/
Farj67101/
Fairres67100/
Feur6794/
Fourret6794/
Pfarher6792/
Farrett6790/
Furreea6785/
Fuierer6783/
Farherr6782/
Furreed6778/
Furø6775/
Fourrer6767/
Farress6754/
Pfahrer6752/
Fareesh6750/
Fart6747/
Faar6747/
Fairess6744/
Fajoore6743/
Furh6740/
Fareedh6738/
Fuierea6738/
Fourres6737/
Farè6735/
Fatr6734/
Fautrai6734/
Faurois6734/
Fathree6733/
Fuir6732/
Fajouri6729/
Farahei6727/
Feutrez6727/
Farý6726/
Farrher6722/
Faré6722/
Fayr6720/
Foureys6720/
Furz6718/
Fhur6718/
Fairrer6714/
Faurhøj6714/
Fajares6714/
Farhead6713/
Furå6713/
Farheed6712/
Furj6712/
Furehed6712/
Fearrey6710/
Pfurrer6710/
Fautray679/
Fajarze678/
Fasr678/
Fayereh678/
Farreed678/
Fourett676/
Foutres676/
Farretz676/
Farì676/
Farheer675/
Fgar675/
Furé675/
Pfar674/
Ffar674/
Fourrie674/
Farehed674/
Furherr674/
Fuur673/
Fareeds673/
Farahey673/
Faurowa672/
Farp672/
Fhadtre672/
Fhar672/
Fhareed672/
Faareed672/
Foujere672/
Fará672/
Futr672/
Fajores672/
Fajareh672/
Fharrer671/
Fhearer671/
Fearrer671/
Fearres671/
Fadthre671/
Fahrrer671/
Fairhee671/
Farroey671/
Fujaree671/
Fureets671/
Furp671/
Fouress671/
Farajje671/
Fuor671/
Hfareed671/
Åfar671/
Furè671/
Furď671/
Fureova671/
Fautris671/
Faár671/
Fairhed671/
Fahrheh671/
Fahareh671/
Farø671/
Farreas671/
Farrerr671/
Fareedd671/
Fareova671/
Faresss671/
Fareysh671/
Fejaret671/
Fourree671/
Feurrer671/
Hfar671/
Farahie671/
Fhairee671/
Fhareez671/
Fareedz671/
Farheea671/
Farread671/
Farreez671/
Furzree671/
Farrest670/
Pfarres670/
Feutres670/
Farresh670/
Fusr670/
Futreer670/
Fuihrer670/
Farriey670/
Fahuert670/
Fahrrei670/
Fearrie670/
Fareyth670/
Fourrea670/
Feareit670/
Farhess670/

Faure Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faure in the Russian language
Фауреfaure-
Faure in the Arabic language
فاورfawr-

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