Fave Surname

185,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Fave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,0251:64,8038,915
Nigeria7291:242,99414,089
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Papua New Guinea1171:69,6909,084
Italy701:873,66766,008
Cameroon591:352,01831,532
Philippines371:2,736,168135,784
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
England111:5,065,278148,650
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Austria91:946,15970,786
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Favé (42) & Favè (4) are calculated separately.

Fave (1,358) may also be a first name.

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) is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Favé or Favè. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fave? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 185,485th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,189,298 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Fave are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 212,798th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 1,358 people.

The last name is most numerous in France, where it is held by 1,025 people, or 1 in 64,803. In France it is most frequent in: Brittany, where 33 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 16 percent reside and Grand Est, where 14 percent reside. Barring France this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Fave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fave has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fave last name expanded 7,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fave Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fave last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Favé9242/
Favè924/
Faver891,359/
Favez89646/
Fauve89535/
Favey89458/
Favet89441/
Faave89171/
Favie89144/
Faive89109/
Faveu8935/
Faves8919/
Favea8910/
Faved897/
Favee893/
Favei892/
Favej891/
Fasve891/
Fatve891/
Fayve891/
Faeve891/
Fauvet802,909/
Fauver801,693/
Feaver801,437/
Fauvez8099/
Fauvie8098/
Fauvey8075/
Faivet8069/
Faiver8059/
Faaver8028/
Fayver8023/
Feauve8019/
Favett8018/
Fauvee8016/
Favest8012/
Faaveh806/
Faives804/
Faaave804/
Faveed803/
Faivey802/
Fauves802/
Faveez802/
Fhavey801/
Fayuve801/
Fhaves801/
Pfaver800/
Favess800/
Fahvey800/
Fava7526,764/
Fabe752,974/
Favi752,424/
Five751,419/
Feve75805/
Vave75711/
Fawe75387/
Favy75151/
Fove7571/
Fève759/
Favá756/
Faveyts7368/
Faveyst7343/
Fayvets734/
Fahaver732/
Fauvesh732/
Feeaver731/
Fahveer731/
Faiivee731/
Faiivie731/
Fajaved731/
Feauvet731/
Faber6759,114/
Fabie671,872/
Favis67868/
Fawie67841/
Fovet67825/
Fieve67435/
Fawei67398/
Fabea67282/
Pfabe67280/
Favio67268/
Fabes67256/
Fovie67226/
Vaive67225/
Faiva67197/
Fivey67188/
Fawey67155/
Faibe67141/
Fovez67124/
Favit67114/
Fauvy67110/
Fabey6791/
Fatvy6786/
Favay6763/
Faiwe6746/
Fabeš6744/
Fabet6743/
Fasue6741/
Vauve6741/
Fajue6740/
Foved6730/
Faavi6726/
Fampe6724/
Foive6721/
Fauwe6717/
Fabee6715/
Fauvi6714/
Faabe6713/
Faweh6713/
Favid6711/
Fevie679/
Pfeve679/
Faveijts678/
Fover678/
Fayva677/
Faube677/
Vahve675/
Favai675/
Fabei675/
Favgi675/
Fasvi674/
Feawe674/
Faoue674/
Favaj673/
Favoy673/
Vaave673/
Faviz673/
Faava673/
Vavea673/
Vavie673/
Fayue672/
Fauue672/
Fabed672/
Fabeh672/
Fabeu672/
Favìa672/
Fauvé672/
Fatvi672/
Fouve672/
Pfava671/
Fevhe671/
Fhabe671/
Favih671/
Faybe671/
Faivi671/
Vhave671/
Fabez671/
Vaveh671/
Faswe671/
Phave671/
Vavee671/
Vavey671/
Fawej671/
Feive671/
Fovea671/
Fosve671/
Feuve671/
Faewe671/
Fabge671/
Favoa671/
Fovey670/
Fahue670/
Fevey670/
Feeve670/

Fave Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fave in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﻑfaf-
Fave in the Hindi language
फवेphave-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fave
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