Fave Surname
Approximately 2,285 people bear this surname
Fave Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,025 | 1:64,803 | 8,915 |
| Nigeria | 729 | 1:242,994 | 14,089 |
| United States | 146 | 1:2,482,595 | 151,840 |
| Papua New Guinea | 117 | 1:69,690 | 9,084 |
| Italy | 70 | 1:873,667 | 66,008 |
| Cameroon | 59 | 1:352,018 | 31,532 |
| Philippines | 37 | 1:2,736,168 | 135,784 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Haiti | 9 | 1:1,187,101 | 12,579 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Favé (42) & Favè (4) are calculated separately.
Fave (1,358) may also be a first name.
Fave Demographics
Fave Political Affiliation
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Fave Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fave Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fave (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻑ, Hindi: फवे) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Favé or Favè. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fave? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fave is the 185,485th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,189,298 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Fave live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Fave is also the 212,798th most frequent forename on earth, borne by 1,358 people.
This last name is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 1,025 people, or 1 in 64,803. In France it is most prevalent in: Brittany, where 33 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Grand Est, where 14 percent are found. Other than France it occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Fave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fave has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fave surname grew 7,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fave Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Fave surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.
Fave earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.94% less than the national average, earning $35,838 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fave Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fave in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﻑ | faf | - |
| Fave in the Hindi language | ||
| फवे | phave | - |
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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 Fave
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