Fauvel Surname

67,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

Fauvel Surname User-submission:

Fauvel is a surname that does not have a particular meaning. Nevertheless we can still say that it is a French surname. Fauvel is also the name of a French poem called "Roman de Fauvel", which dates back to the 14th century (between 1310 to 1316).

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Fauvel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,5911:10,078967
Canada2571:143,36814,728
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
England561:994,96549,531
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
Jersey361:2,756488
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Australia281:964,13257,058
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Norway71:734,61250,907
Wales61:515,75523,171
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey661:786121
Guernsey131:2,512419
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Fauvel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Fauvel is a surname that does not have a particular meaning. Nevertheless we can still say that it is a French surname. Fauvel is also the name of a French poem called "Roman de Fauvel", which dates back to the 14th century (between 1310 to 1316). It is the tale of a donkey named Fauvel, who rises to prominence in the French royal court. It is a satire of men's hypocrisy and of power excesses. This poem gave birth to the English expression "curry fauvel".

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Fauvel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fauvel is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fauvel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 67,505th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 988,544 people. The last name Fauvel occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Fauvel are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Fauvel is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 6,591 people, or 1 in 10,078. In France Fauvel is most prevalent in: Normandy, where 41 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Brittany, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account France this surname is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Fauvel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fauvel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fauvel last name grew 1,688 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,867 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fauvel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fauvel surname are 4.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.5% registered with the party.

The amount Fauvel earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 35.83% more than the national average, earning $58,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.54% less than the national average, earning $42,956 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fauvell92157/
Favel91828/
Fuvel9111/
Fauvelle86875/
Favell831,405/
Faviel83436/
Feavel83299/
Vauvel8371/
Faouel8317/
Faivel8316/
Favele839/
Fayvel838/
Favelt831/
Faveld831/
Favelle77341/
Faviell7715/
Fuvelle773/
Feavell772/
Faaviel771/
Vayuvel771/
Fauwell770/
Faivell770/
Fovel73122/
Favil7368/
Fawel7352/
Vavel7333/
Fauville71751/
Favelova711/
Fawell67671/
Favill67191/
Favile67152/
Fabele6733/
Fovell6720/
Fouvil6717/
Fuwele6711/
Faviol677/
Feivel677/
Vavhel676/
Vuviel675/
Fawele674/
Fievel674/
Phavel672/
Vhavel672/
Fhovel671/
Faweel671/
Feauville671/
Vahuel671/
Fabeal670/

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