Fava Surname

20,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Malta

Fava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy15,4241:3,965393
Brazil3,2281:66,3182,472
Argentina2,3471:18,2121,558
United States2,3111:156,84116,029
Malta5051:852111
France4691:141,62621,818
Portugal3771:27,6351,774
Mexico3711:334,5727,205
Spain3541:132,06810,026
Canada3221:114,42712,178
Australia2531:106,70211,948
England1321:422,10728,563
Switzerland1011:81,3169,293
Venezuela631:479,4309,304
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Uruguay491:70,0367,400
Greece451:246,21837,554
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Belgium361:319,35136,407
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Chile331:533,83313,415
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Nicaragua111:547,3723,850
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
India91:85,229,487684,495
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
China41:341,830,39216,990
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Favà (9) & Favá (6) are calculated separately.

Fava (471) may also be a first name.

Fava Last Name Facts

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

Fava (Hindi: फवा, Russian: Фава) is most common in Italy. It may appear as: Favà or Favá. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fava? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fava is the 20,434th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 272,289 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Fava reside; 62 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 392,250th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 471 people.

The surname Fava is most widely held in Italy, where it is borne by 15,424 people, or 1 in 3,965. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Emilia-Romagna, where 29 percent are found, Piedmont, where 13 percent are found and Lombardy, where 11 percent are found. Besides Italy this surname exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 12 percent are found and Argentina, where 9 percent are found.

Fava Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fava has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fava last name grew 33,014 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fava Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fava surname are 11.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fava earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning €32,248 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.37% less than the national average, earning R 144,084 per year; in United States they earn 11.2% more than the national average, earning $47,983 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.75% more than the national average, earning $63,965 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Favà929/
Favá926/
Favas891,402/
Faiva89197/
Faeva89164/
Favaz89125/
Favat89111/
Favay8963/
Favad8948/
Favea8910/
Fayva897/
Favai895/
Fatva894/
Favaj893/
Faava893/
Favìa892/
Favau892/
Pfava891/
Favoa891/
Favaud8090/
Pfavai8069/
Favaut8044/
Favaux8022/
Fatvat8012/
Favaaz8010/
Fauvad804/
Fahava803/
Fauvoa801/
Favaas801/
Favaha801/
Favaia801/
Favasp801/
Favazp801/
Favazz801/
Favuua801/
Faivaj801/
Fatvah801/
Fauvau801/
Favaid801/
Faivaa801/
Faivai801/
Faivaz801/
Favasz801/
Fhayva801/
Fav'ad801/
Favioa801/
Fayvaz801/
Favatt800/
Vava756,764/
Faba755,732/
Fawa752,737/
Favi752,424/
Fave752,285/
Favo75357/
Favy75151/
Fova7580/
Feva7545/
Favé7542/
Favè754/
Fauvaux7388/
Favaits7382/
Fauvaud7362/
Fatvahy7339/
Feavaai739/
Faheeva735/
Pfavayt731/
Fajvath731/
Feauvau731/
Favot671,678/
Fabay671,521/
Faver671,359/
Favis67868/
Fauba67857/
Fawai67850/
Favez67646/
Fasua67627/
Fabas67620/
Fauve67535/
Fauveaux67520/
Favey67458/
Favet67441/
Fabea67282/
Favio67268/
Faave67171/
Fawah67167/
Favie67144/
Fabaz67142/
Faway67124/
Favit67114/
Fauvy67110/
Faive67109/
Feauveau67103/
Vavai6791/
Fatvy6786/
Feeva6757/
Vaava6752/
Vavay6748/
Fevai6746/
Fampa6738/
Faveu6735/
Phava6726/
Faavi6726/
Fabad6726/
Fahwa6725/
Faabo6725/
Fabah6723/
Faywa6722/
Faiwa6721/
Faves6719/
Vavau6718/
Vavaa6718/
Fabat6718/
Faabi6717/
Fawau6716/
Favos6715/
Fovad6715/
Fauvi6714/
Faabe6713/
Fabai6712/
Favid6711/
Fajwa6711/
Foeva6710/
Faiba679/
Fawwa678/
Foiva678/
Fawua677/
Fowaa677/
Fauwa677/
Faved677/
Faaba676/
Vavah676/
Faiua676/
Fauveaud676/
Favgi675/
Fasvi674/
Favoy673/
Fouva673/
Faviz673/
Fatba673/
Vavea673/
Favee673/
Fawaj673/
Fabaa673/
Fayua672/
Favei672/
Fabga672/
Fauvé672/
Fatvi672/
Fabaj672/
Fabha672/
Veava672/
Fevay671/
Favej671/
Favih671/
Feaba671/
Faivi671/
Fasve671/
Fatve671/
Fovaj671/
Favou671/
Fajua671/
Ffawa671/
Fanpa671/
Feiva671/
Févai671/
Feauvaux671/
Faîvo671/
Fayve671/
Fovas671/
Fovaș671/
Faboa671/
Fewaa671/
Fawaa671/
Faawi671/

Fava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fava in the Hindi language
फवाphava66.67
फावाphava33.33
Fava in the Russian language
Фаваfava-

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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 Fava
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