Favor Surname

153,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Philippines

Favor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Favor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5971:226,96221,928
Philippines1,0861:93,22116,208
Nigeria711:2,494,96882,261
England181:3,095,448105,421
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
China51:273,464,31313,838
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5951:84,4018,806

The alternate forms: Fávor (2) are calculated separately.

Favor (4,097) may also be a first name.

Favor Last Name Facts

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

Favor occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as: Fávor. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Favor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 153,491st most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,544,534 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Favor live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 108,722nd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 4,097 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,597 people, or 1 in 226,962. In The United States Favor is most numerous in: Texas, where 19 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and South Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States Favor occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 38 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Favor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Favor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Favor last name grew 268 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Favor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Favor last name are 5.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.96% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Favor earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 12.22% less than the national average, earning $37,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 141.85% more than the national average, earning $120,160 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fávor932/
Favour914,283/
Favore9189/
Fauvor9139/
Faivor9139/
Favoir912/
Favuor911/
Favort911/
Feavor910/
Feavour833/
Feavuor831/
Favorth831/
Pfavour831/
Faavour831/
Favoure830/
Fautvor830/
Fabor80934/
Favar8050/
Fawor8012/
Fevor802/
Vavor801/
Fovor800/
Favorova77111/
Favard732,500/
Favare73401/
Faveur73341/
Favart73293/
Feivor7361/
Fahwor7312/
Faibor7310/
Faboor733/
Feabor733/
Fabour732/
Fauvar732/
Vavoor732/
Fajvar731/
Feevor731/
Favarh731/
Faivar731/
Fatvar731/
Fabore731/
Fabhor731/
Fovour731/
Fabord731/
Fevoir731/
Fampor731/
Favaur730/
Faubor730/
Faboure67377/
Fauvart67254/
Fanpour6710/
Phavour672/
Fampour672/
Fauveur672/
Favaurd671/
Faibord671/
Fhavare671/
Fajuore671/
Faibore670/
Fasword670/

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Footnotes

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