Favez Surname

507,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Favez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Favez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5201:15,7942,589
France771:862,633101,453
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Favez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Favez is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Favez? popularity and diffusion

The surname Favez is the 507,320th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,281,031 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Favez live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Favez is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 520 people, or 1 in 15,794. In Switzerland it is primarily found in: Canton of Vaud, where 60 percent are found, Canton of Valais, where 17 percent are found and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 13 percent are found. Barring Switzerland this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in France, where 12 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

Favez Last Name Statistics demography

Favez earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Fauvez9199/
Faveez912/
Fave892,285/
Faver801,359/
Fauve80535/
Favey80458/
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Faave80171/
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Faive80109/
Fevez8064/
Faveu8035/
Faves8019/
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Faved807/
Favec803/
Vavez803/
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Favee803/
Favei802/
Fatve801/
Fasve801/
Fabez801/
Favej801/
Fayve801/
Fauvet732,909/
Fauver731,693/
Feaver731,437/
Fauvie7398/
Fouvez7389/
Fauvey7375/
Faivet7369/
Faiver7359/
Faveus7346/
Faaver7328/
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Feauve7319/
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Faaveh736/
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Fhavey731/
Fhaves731/
Feivez731/
Favies731/
Fahvey730/
Favess730/
Pfaver730/
Fava6726,764/
Fabe672,974/
Favi672,424/
Vave67711/
Fawe67387/
Favy67151/
Fove6771/
Faveyts6768/
Faveyst6743/
Favé6742/
Faevets677/
Favá676/
Fabeetz676/
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Fahaver672/
Fauvesh672/
Fahveer671/
Feauvet671/
Fauvice670/
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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 Favez
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