Favor Surname
Approximately 2,864 people bear this surname
Favor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,597 | 1:226,962 | 21,928 |
| Philippines | 1,086 | 1:93,221 | 16,208 |
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 595 | 1:84,401 | 8,806 |
The alternate forms: Fávor (2) are calculated separately.
Favor (4,097) may also be a first name.
Favor Demographics
Average Male Favor Height
177.11 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Favor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Favor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Favor is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Fávor. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Favor? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 153,491st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,544,534 people. Favor 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 commonly used forename globally It is held by 4,097 people.
The last name Favor is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,597 people, or 1 in 226,962. In The United States Favor is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 19 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and South Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 38 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Favor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Favor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Favor last name rose 268 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.96% registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fávor | 93 | 2 | / |
| Favour | 91 | 4,283 | / |
| Favore | 91 | 89 | / |
| Fauvor | 91 | 39 | / |
| Faivor | 91 | 39 | / |
| Favoir | 91 | 2 | / |
| Favuor | 91 | 1 | / |
| Favort | 91 | 1 | / |
| Feavor | 91 | 0 | / |
| Feavour | 83 | 3 | / |
| Feavuor | 83 | 1 | / |
| Favorth | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pfavour | 83 | 1 | / |
| Faavour | 83 | 1 | / |
| Favoure | 83 | 0 | / |
| Fautvor | 83 | 0 | / |
| Fabor | 80 | 934 | / |
| Favar | 80 | 50 | / |
| Fawor | 80 | 12 | / |
| Fevor | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vavor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fovor | 80 | 0 | / |
| Favorova | 77 | 111 | / |
| Favard | 73 | 2,500 | / |
| Favare | 73 | 401 | / |
| Faveur | 73 | 341 | / |
| Favart | 73 | 293 | / |
| Feivor | 73 | 61 | / |
| Fahwor | 73 | 12 | / |
| Faibor | 73 | 10 | / |
| Faboor | 73 | 3 | / |
| Feabor | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fabour | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fauvar | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vavoor | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fajvar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feevor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Favarh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faivar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fatvar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fabore | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fabhor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fovour | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fabord | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fevoir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fampor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Favaur | 73 | 0 | / |
| Faubor | 73 | 0 | / |
| Faboure | 67 | 377 | / |
| Fauvart | 67 | 254 | / |
| Fanpour | 67 | 10 | / |
| Phavour | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fampour | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fauveur | 67 | 2 | / |
| Favaurd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faibord | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhavare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fajuore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faibore | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fasword | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Favor
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