Favela Surname

20,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,094 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Favela Surname Definition:

Variant of Favila, son of King Chindasvinto, Duque of Cantabria, father of the famous first king of Spain, don Pelayo. Another Favila, King of Asturias and his wife Froleva or Froiliuba have the same Germanic root word "froi or fru"—the military road of the Lord.

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Favela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico19,8571:6,251751
United States5,8271:62,2037,289
Brazil3511:609,89822,713
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belize21:177,7373,502
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Guam11:160,1214,893
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Favela (45) may also be a first name.

Favela Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Variant of Favila, son of King Chindasvinto, Duque of Cantabria, father of the famous first king of Spain, don Pelayo. Another Favila, King of Asturias and his wife Froleva or Froiliuba have the same Germanic root word "froi or fru"—the military road of the Lord.

Favila from the latin "favilla" - spark - now denotes - ashes of a dying fire.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Favela Last Name Facts

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

Favela is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Favela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 20,912th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 279,281 people. The surname Favela occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Favela reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Favela is also the 1,504,468th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 45 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is borne by 19,857 people, or 1 in 6,251. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Durango, where 26 percent are found, Coahuila, where 17 percent are found and Chihuahua, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Mexico this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Favela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Favela has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Favela last name increased 52,973 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Favela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Favela last name are 42.76% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.99% being registered with the political party.

The amount Favela earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.29% less than the national average, earning $36,981 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.89% less than the national average, earning $43,277 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Favella92597/
Favelas926/
Faviela921/
Fauvela921/
Fhavelah865/
Fayvella861/
Fabela8316,089/
Favila838,076/
Favola83125/
Favelo8398/
Favala8341/
Vavela8324/
Favele839/
Fevela834/
Fawela834/
Favely832/
Faveli831/
Fauvelais806/
Favetilla801/
Favilla772,275/
Favelle77341/
Favelli77143/
Favello7760/
Fevella7759/
Faviola7734/
Fabiela7719/
Vaveela7716/
Vavella7714/
Vaivela7712/
Favelis7711/
Favilah7710/
Favilia776/
Fabelia773/
Fawella772/
Favalla772/
Faibela771/
Phavela771/
Fabelas771/
Fauvola771/
Favieli771/
Favilas771/
Fabelai771/
Favelet771/
Faswela771/
Vavelay771/
Feabela771/
Favilha771/
Veavela771/
Fauvelle71875/
Fauvelet71244/
Favellet7139/
Faiveley7137/
Faivelis7110/
Vaveilay717/
Favillah713/
Fauvelot712/
Favielle711/
Favallia711/
Fabielha711/
D'Favila711/
Faviello711/
Faiveleu711/
Favillas711/
Favelich710/
Fabila678,564/
Fabelo673,036/
Vavala671,144/
Fevola67978/
Vavila67799/
Fowela67153/
Favile67152/
Fewela67122/
Fawola6743/
Favalo6742/
Fabele6733/
Vovela6725/
Vavyla6720/
Fevelo6719/
Vavele6717/
Vabela679/
Vevela678/
Fovola676/
Fobela675/
Vavola675/
Fabeli675/
Fewila674/
Fawele674/
Fawala673/
Vobela673/
Favili672/
Fevala672/
Févola672/
Fowala672/
Fávila671/
Vevola671/
Fauvelles671/
Fawila671/
Fawelo670/
Favilo670/

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