Fava Surname
Approximately 26,764 people bear this surname
Fava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 15,424 | 1:3,965 | 393 |
| Brazil | 3,228 | 1:66,318 | 2,472 |
| Argentina | 2,347 | 1:18,212 | 1,558 |
| United States | 2,311 | 1:156,841 | 16,029 |
| Malta | 505 | 1:852 | 111 |
| France | 469 | 1:141,626 | 21,818 |
| Portugal | 377 | 1:27,635 | 1,774 |
| Mexico | 371 | 1:334,572 | 7,205 |
| Spain | 354 | 1:132,068 | 10,026 |
| Canada | 322 | 1:114,427 | 12,178 |
| Australia | 253 | 1:106,702 | 11,948 |
| England | 132 | 1:422,107 | 28,563 |
| Switzerland | 101 | 1:81,316 | 9,293 |
| Venezuela | 63 | 1:479,430 | 9,304 |
| Germany | 58 | 1:1,388,025 | 86,120 |
| Uruguay | 49 | 1:70,036 | 7,400 |
| Greece | 45 | 1:246,218 | 37,554 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Belgium | 36 | 1:319,351 | 36,407 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 1:129,381 | 15,740 |
| Chile | 33 | 1:533,833 | 13,415 |
| Philippines | 29 | 1:3,490,973 | 149,374 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Nicaragua | 11 | 1:547,372 | 3,850 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Favà (9) & Favá (6) are calculated separately.
Fava (471) may also be a first name.
Fava Demographics
Average Male Fava Height
175.55 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Fava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fava Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fava (Hindi: फवा, Russian: Фава) is found most frequently in Italy. It may also occur as: Favà or Favá. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fava? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fava is the 20,434th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 272,289 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Fava reside; 62 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent reside in Italic Europe. Fava is also the 392,250th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 471 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Italy, where it is held by 15,424 people, or 1 in 3,965. In Italy Fava is primarily concentrated in: Emilia-Romagna, where 29 percent reside, Piedmont, where 13 percent reside and Lombardy, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Italy Fava exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 12 percent reside and Argentina, where 9 percent reside.
Fava Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fava has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fava surname rose 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.07% being registered to vote for the 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
Fava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fava in the Hindi language | ||
| फवा | phava | 66.67 |
| फावा | phava | 33.33 |
| Fava in the Russian language | ||
| Фава | fava | - |
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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 Fava
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