Favero Surname

21,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Italy

Favero Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Venetian dialect variant of the Belluno province. There are two possible meanings for this surname.

1. It comes from the dialectal word, which means 'smith' (fabbro in Italian).

2. It means 'spring', 'water source', 'fount', according to a very archaic form of language of the mountains of the Bellunese area.

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Favero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11,7671:18,193899
Italy9,8911:6,183787
United States1,5491:233,99522,493
Argentina6781:63,0435,378
France5591:118,82417,948
Australia4061:66,4927,929
Canada2161:170,58117,126
Paraguay1131:64,0421,727
Switzerland941:87,3719,726
Mexico631:1,970,25718,660
Belgium581:198,21826,032
England411:1,358,97760,528
Chile271:652,46215,367
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Fávero (199) & Favéro (2) are calculated separately.

Favero (325) may also be a first name.

Favero Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Venetian dialect variant of the Belluno province. There are two possible meanings for this surname.

1. It comes from the dialectal word, which means 'smith' (fabbro in Italian).

2. It means 'spring', 'water source', 'fount', according to a very archaic form of language of the mountains of the Bellunese area.

- drobex

From the Italian, fabbro, meaning 'blacksmith', fabbro became favro in the Venetian language, and then favero.

- alefave

Favero Last Name Facts

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

The last name Favero (Russian: Фаверо) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Fávero or Favéro. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Favero? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 21,259th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 284,181 people. The last name Favero occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Favero reside; 49 percent reside in South America and 46 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 486,495th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 325 people.

This surname is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 11,767 people, or 1 in 18,193. In Brazil Favero is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 40 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 16 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 13 percent are found. Beside Brazil Favero occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 39 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Favero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Favero has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Favero last name grew 17,211 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Favero Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Favero surname are 20.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.25% registered with the party.

The amount Favero earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 14.54% less than the national average, earning €25,665 per year; in Peru they earn 57.78% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,586 per year; in South Africa they earn 40.51% more than the national average, earning R 333,900 per year; in United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.89% more than the national average, earning $50,621 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fávero94199/
Favéro942/
Faverot92295/
Faviero92118/
Faveiro92104/
Faverro922/
Faveros922/
Faveiros861/
Faveroth861/
Favaro8325,604/
Fabero83399/
Favoro8399/
Fovero8325/
Favera8321/
Fawero8320/
Fevero835/
Faveroult8010/
Fabeiro77859/
Fabiero7727/
Foveros7720/
Faveira7715/
Faivera7711/
Fabeyro7710/
Faviera778/
Faverau778/
Faverga776/
Fawerot774/
Favarro772/
Faveras771/
Fabgero771/
Faverat771/
Ffavaro771/
Faverad771/
Fatvera771/
Favereau711,217/
Faveraux7179/
Faveraud7123/
Faveiras711/
Favara671,838/
Favereaux67559/
Vavera67207/
Fabera67177/
Fávaro67174/
Favarò6734/
Favora6727/
Fovoro6716/
Vavaro6715/
Fovera6713/
Veviro6711/
Vevero6710/
Vevoro678/
Fawaro677/
Faverault673/
Fevaro672/
Fovaro671/
Fevera671/
Fabiro671/
Favereaud671/
Fávoro671/
Vabero671/

Favero Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Favero in the Russian language
Фавероfavero-

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