Favier Surname

34,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Favier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Favier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France13,4371:4,943393
United States4661:777,80960,305
Cuba3481:33,1111,640
Argentina2661:160,69013,538
Netherlands2171:77,82113,137
Belgium1831:62,82310,104
Australia801:337,44628,659
Ireland681:69,2494,373
Uruguay591:58,1656,298
New Caledonia571:4,846930
England341:1,638,76668,634
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Favier (218) may also be a first name.

Favier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Favier has its highest incidence in France. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Favier? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 34,169th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 469,770 people. The surname Favier occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Favier are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Favier is also the 611,412th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 218 people.

The surname Favier is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 13,437 people, or 1 in 4,943. In France Favier is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 37 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 11 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 11 percent are found. Besides France it is found in 47 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Cuba, where 2 percent are found.

Favier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Favier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Favier surname rose 1,456 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 6,800 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it rose 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Favier Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Favier last name are 12.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.88% being registered with the political party.

The amount Favier earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 39.39% less than the national average, earning 209,764 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 38.58% less than the national average, earning R 145,956 per year; in United States they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $46,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.75% less than the national average, earning $42,852 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faviere92388/
Fauvier923/
Feavier920/
Faver911,359/
Favie91144/
Favir911/
Fauver831,693/
Feaver831,437/
Faveur83341/
Favere83270/
Faviez83119/
Faiber83109/
Fabier83101/
Fauvie8398/
Vavier8381/
Faiver8359/
Favire8340/
Fovier8335/
Faaver8328/
Fayver8323/
Fevier839/
Faverd832/
Favoir832/
Fawier832/
Faviet831/
Favuer831/
Favies831/
Favert830/
Pfaver830/
Faveere77158/
Fauvert7792/
Faiberh7719/
Feavyer7718/
Favière773/
Fahaver772/
Fauveur772/
Fahveer771/
Faivere771/
Vavhier771/
Favijee771/
Faivert771/
Feuvier771/
Faber7359,114/
Fabie731,872/
Fever73978/
Fawie73841/
Fawer73646/
Fovie73226/
Vaver73153/
Favié7326/
Fabir7313/
Fover738/
Vavir733/
Vavie733/
Féver731/
Fovir731/
Faithuer713/
Favour674,283/
Fauber671,050/
Feiber67400/
Fawair67246/
Fajber67104/
Fobair6779/
Vauver6761/
Fahuer6755/
Fawyer6729/
Fahber6727/
Veiwer6726/
Faibie6725/
Faaber6720/
Fevyer6718/
Fabeer6716/
Veaver6715/
Vevier6715/
Veiver6714/
Feđver676/
Fawire676/
Pfaber675/
Vaaver675/
Feever674/
Fowier674/
Foever672/
Feyver672/
Fávere672/
Fawher671/
Faouer671/
Fabair671/
Fabear671/
Veavie671/
Vawier671/
Vobier671/
Feiver671/
Fabirr671/
Phavir671/
Vaiver671/
Wfaber671/
Vavjir671/
Fawyie671/
Fouvie671/
Fevoir671/
Fawere671/
Favioa671/
Favaur670/
Feaber670/
Fahuir670/
Fahwer670/
Faswer670/
Phaver670/
Fohver670/
Fawaer670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Favier
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