Fauve Surname

585,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

Fauve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fauve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4701:141,32521,766
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Fauvé (2) are calculated separately.

Fauve (347) may also be a first name.

Fauve Last Name Facts

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

Fauve has its highest incidence in France. It may be rendered as a variant: Fauvé. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fauve? popularity and diffusion

Fauve is the 585,091st most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,621,581 people. The last name Fauve occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Fauve reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 468,121st most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 347 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 470 people, or 1 in 141,325. In France Fauve is most common in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 32 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 25 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent reside. Not including France Fauve occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Fauve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fauve has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fauve surname increased 189 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fauve Last Name Statistics demography

Fauve earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fauvé932/
Fauvet912,909/
Fauver911,693/
Fauvez9199/
Fauvie9198/
Fauvey9175/
Feauve9119/
Fauvee9116/
Fauves912/
Fayuve911/
Fave892,285/
Fuve8995/
Fauvesh832/
Feauvet831/
Faver801,359/
Favez80646/
Favey80458/
Favet80441/
Faave80171/
Favie80144/
Fauvy80110/
Faive80109/
Fasue8041/
Vauve8041/
Fajue8040/
Faveu8035/
Faves8019/
Fauwe8017/
Fauvi8014/
Favea8010/
Faved807/
Faube807/
Faoue804/
Fuves803/
Favee803/
Fayue802/
Fauue802/
Favei802/
Fouve802/
Pfuve801/
Favej801/
Fasve801/
Fatve801/
Fuvei801/
Fayve801/
Feuve801/
Faeve801/
Fahue800/
Feaver731,437/
Fauber731,050/
Faijue73407/
Fouvet73180/
Faubet73173/
Fouvez7389/
Faivet7369/
Faiver7359/
Fajuwe7357/
Fahuer7355/
Fajube7346/
Faaver7328/
Fayver7323/
Fahuet7319/
Favett7318/
Fayjue7316/
Favest7312/
Fahoue738/
Faaveh736/
Faives734/
Faouet734/
Faaave734/
Faveed733/
Faivey732/
Faveez732/
Fhavey731/
Fauvoa731/
Faouer731/
Futver731/
Faubeh731/
Faubes731/
Faubey731/
Fouved731/
Fouvie731/
Fhaves731/
Fayuez731/
Pfaver730/
Favess730/
Fahvey730/
Fauvis730/
Fava6726,764/
Fabe672,974/
Favi672,424/
Five671,419/
Vave67711/
Fube67505/
Fawe67387/
Favy67151/
Fove6771/
Faveyts6768/
Faveyst6743/
Favé6742/
Fuva6726/
Fuwe6725/
Fauhoue6716/
Favá676/
Fuvi675/
Vuve675/
Favè674/
Fayvets674/
Fahaver672/
Fajubee672/
Fuvj672/
Feeaver671/
Fawuett671/
Fahuhey671/
Fahveer671/
Faiivee671/
Faiivie671/
Fajaved671/
Fassueh671/
Fachuer670/
Faubetz670/

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