Faven Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Finland

Faven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France691:962,648108,938
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Finland161:343,54424,270
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Favén (7) are calculated separately.

Faven (86) may also be a first name.

Faven Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faven (Russian: Фавьен) has its highest incidence in France. It may appear as a variant: Favén. For other possible spellings of Faven click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faven? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,409,418th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name Faven occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Faven live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Faven is also the 1,032,266th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 86 people.

The last name Faven is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 962,648. In France it is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 54 percent live, Grand Est, where 16 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 13 percent live. Barring France this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 37 percent live and Finland, where 10 percent live.

Faven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Faven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Faven last name contracted 76 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Favén937/
Faveng9112/
Favien916/
Favenh912/
Fayven911/
Favene911/
Favenc911/
Fauven911/
Fahveen831/
Feven802,482/
Favin80926/
Foven8034/
Fawen8017/
Vaven802/
Favem801/
Fauvin73740/
Fabean73202/
Fabene73143/
Faouen73113/
Feiven7346/
Favain7334/
Favine7324/
Favina7319/
Phaven7314/
Fohven736/
Fevien734/
Vaveen734/
Favion732/
Faivin732/
Foveng732/
Vaiven732/
Favène731/
Vavein731/
Veaven731/
Fatvin731/
Vavien731/
Fabein730/
Fauvain6743/
Fabeane6731/
Faivina677/
Faibene671/
Faubeun671/
Vaevien671/
Vheaven671/
Pfauvicent671/

Faven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faven in the Russian language
Фавьенfaven-

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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
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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 Faven
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