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 Favor Salary in
United States
$37,876 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Favor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Favor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Favor is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Fávor. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Favor? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 153,491st most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,544,534 people. Favor occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Favor are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 108,722nd most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 4,097 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,597 people, or 1 in 226,962. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 19 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and South Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found 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 bearing the Favor last name expanded 268 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Favor Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Favor surname are 5.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.96% being 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
| 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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