Favager Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Favager Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Favager Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1861:299,55922,824
Wales101:309,45316,869
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Favager Last Name Facts

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

The surname Favager is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Favager.

How Common Is The Last Name Favager? popularity and diffusion

The surname Favager is the 1,118,459th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. Favager is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Favager are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 299,559. In England Favager is mostly found in: Merseyside, where 63 percent are found, Cheshire, where 17 percent are found and Suffolk, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account England Favager occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Favager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Favager has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Favager last name expanded 1,240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Favager Last Name Statistics demography

Favager earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 282.68% more than the national average, earning R 909,396 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fauvage86133/
Favauge8632/
Fabager861/
Faviger860/
Fawagher80314/
Vavage7767/
Favace771/
Favaze771/
Vavaghe717/
Favasep711/
Fawaghe711/
Favasir711/
Fabacher67671/
Fawagreh673/
Vavaseur673/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Favager
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