Favey Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Favey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Favey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2581:257,45239,723
Switzerland1881:43,6866,046
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Favey Last Name Facts

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

Favey occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Favey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 657,184th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,911,672 people. Favey is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Favey live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Favey is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 257,452. In France it is most common in: Normandy, where 49 percent live, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 21 percent live and Île-de-France, where 9 percent live. Other than France Favey is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 41 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Favey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Favey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Favey last name increased 114 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Favey Last Name Statistics demography

Favey earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning $35,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fauvey9175/
Faivey912/
Fhavey911/
Fahvey910/
Fave892,285/
Favy89151/
Faveyts8368/
Faveyst8343/
Faver801,359/
Favez80646/
Fauve80535/
Favet80441/
Fivey80188/
Faave80171/
Fawey80155/
Favie80144/
Fauvy80110/
Faive80109/
Fabey8091/
Fatvy8086/
Favay8063/
Faveu8035/
Faves8019/
Favea8010/
Favae807/
Faved807/
Favoy803/
Favee803/
Favei802/
Favej801/
Fasve801/
Fatve801/
Vavey801/
Fayve801/
Faeve801/
Fovey800/
Fevey800/
Fauvet732,909/
Fauver731,693/
Feaver731,437/
Faweya73571/
Faavae73114/
Fauvez7399/
Fauvie7398/
Fabeyo7369/
Faivet7369/
Faiver7359/
Faveus7346/
Favyts7343/
Feevey7329/
Faaver7328/
Fabeyi7326/
Fayver7323/
Feauve7319/
Favett7318/
Fauvee7316/
Faivae7315/
Favest7312/
Faweye739/
Faaveh736/
Faives734/
Faaave734/
Veavey733/
Faveed733/
Faveii733/
Fabeye732/
Fauves732/
Faveez732/
Vaveya731/
Feivey731/
Favoie731/
Fahbey731/
Faubey731/
Favoye731/
Faweyi731/
Fayuve731/
Fhaves731/
Pfaver730/
Favess730/
Fievey730/
Fabeey730/
Faboey730/
Fava6726,764/
Fabe672,974/
Fawy672,475/
Favi672,424/
Five671,419/
Faby67879/
Feve67805/
Vave67711/
Fawe67387/
Fove6771/
Faiivae6757/
Fa'avae6752/
Favé6742/
Fatvahy6739/
Favejee6717/
Favà679/
Fève679/
Favá676/
Favè674/
Fayvets674/
Vaveeya672/
Fahaver672/
Fauvesh672/
Pfavayt671/
Feeaver671/
Fahuhey671/
Fahveer671/
Faiivee671/
Faiivie671/
Fajaved671/
Vajveyi671/
Feauvet671/
Favijee671/
Fashwey671/
Faivysh671/

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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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  • 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 Favey
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