Favill Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Favill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Favill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1591:350,42825,285
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:293,67920,037
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Favill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Favill is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Favill? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,222,957th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. The surname Favill is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Favill reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 350,428. In England it is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 48 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 18 percent are found and West Midlands, where 10 percent are found. Aside from England it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Favill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Favill has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 192 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Favill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Favill surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Favill earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.16% less than the national average, earning $37,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faville92440/
Faviell9215/
Favil9168/
Fauville86751/
Fayville8623/
Favell831,405/
Faviel83436/
Favile83152/
Faviol837/
Vavill834/
Fevill830/
Feauville801/
Favelle77341/
Fauvell77157/
Feavell772/
Foville772/
Faaviel771/
Faivell770/
Favel73828/
Fevil73709/
Vavil7321/
Fauvelle71875/
Fouville71214/
Favilova716/
Fauvel677,372/
Fawell67671/
Fabile67390/
Feavel67299/
Fovell6720/
Fouvil6717/
Faivel6716/
Fawail6712/
Vevill6710/
Favele679/
Fayvel678/
Fevell675/
Vavhil672/
Phavil672/
Vaivil671/
Feveil671/
Favelt671/
Faveld671/
Fochville671/

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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 Favill
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