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 last name Fave (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻑ, Hindi: फवे) is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: 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 used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,189,298 people. The surname Fave is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Fave live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 212,798th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 1,358 people.

This last name is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 1,025 people, or 1 in 64,803. In France it is mostly found in: Brittany, where 33 percent live, Île-de-France, where 16 percent live and Grand Est, where 14 percent live. Apart from France Fave occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Fave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fave has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fave surname 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 surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the political 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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