Favaro Surname

21,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Favaro Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Venetian dialect variant of the Belluno province. There are two possible meanings for this surname.

1. It comes from the dialectal word, which means 'smith' (fabbro in Italian).

2. It means 'spring', 'water source', 'fount', according to a very archaic form of language of the mountains of the Bellunese area.

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Favaro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy14,6431:4,177427
Brazil7,8881:27,1391,179
Argentina9061:47,1783,983
France7481:88,80012,722
United States5181:699,72855,357
Canada3281:112,33411,995
Australia1421:190,11118,903
Uruguay1051:32,6833,765
Switzerland661:124,43812,477
Belgium641:179,63524,162
England341:1,638,76668,634
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Venezuela301:1,006,80315,224
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Fávaro (174), Favarò (34) & Faváro (1) are calculated separately.

Favaro (513) may also be a first name.

Favaro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Venetian dialect variant of the Belluno province. There are two possible meanings for this surname.

1. It comes from the dialectal word, which means 'smith' (fabbro in Italian).

2. It means 'spring', 'water source', 'fount', according to a very archaic form of language of the mountains of the Bellunese area.

- drobex

Favaro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Favaro (Russian: Фаваро) is found most frequently in Italy. It may also occur as: Fávaro, Favarò or Faváro. For other possible spellings of Favaro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Favaro? popularity and diffusion

Favaro is the 21,302nd most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 284,625 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Favaro live; 57 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 57 percent live in Italic Europe. Favaro is also the 373,244th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 513 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Italy, where it is borne by 14,643 people, or 1 in 4,177. In Italy it is mostly found in: Veneto, where 83 percent reside, Piedmont, where 7 percent reside and Lombardy, where 5 percent reside. Other than Italy this last name occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 31 percent reside and Argentina, where 4 percent reside.

Favaro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Favaro has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Favaro last name rose 4,317 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Favaro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Favaro are 14.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.7% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Favaro earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 12.31% more than the national average, earning €33,726 per year; in United States they earn 9.11% more than the national average, earning $47,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.45% more than the national average, earning $59,347 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fávaro94174/
Favarò9434/
Faváro941/
Favarro922/
Ffavaro921/
Favaros921/
Favaroth8633/
Favero8325,644/
Favara831,838/
Fabaro83634/
Favoro8399/
Vavaro8315/
Fawaro837/
Favéro832/
Fevaro832/
Fovaro831/
Faveiro77104/
Favareu7726/
Vavarro7716/
Fabarro7711/
Faverro772/
Favarau771/
Fabaros771/
Fabarot771/
Favouro771/
Fabairo771/
Favareau718/
Faveiros711/
Favoroth711/
Fabara672,510/
Fawara671,322/
Faboro67586/
Vavara6762/
Favora6727/
Fovero6725/
Favera6721/
Fawero6720/
Fovoro6716/
Fevero675/
Fábaro671/
Vaboro671/
Fávoro671/

Favaro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Favaro in the Russian language
Фавароfavaro-

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