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) is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Favén. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Faven? popularity and diffusion

The surname Faven is the 1,409,418th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname Faven is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Faven reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Faven is also the 1,032,266th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 86 people.

The surname Faven is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 962,648. In France Faven is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 54 percent are found, Grand Est, where 16 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 13 percent are found. Aside from France it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 37 percent are found and Finland, where 10 percent are found.

Faven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Faven has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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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