Favre Surname

15,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Favre Surname Definition:

(French) Smith; Carpenter [Latin faber]

Favre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France17,4331:3,810289
Switzerland10,8201:75938
United States1,9311:187,70518,652
Argentina1,8091:23,6281,976
Italy1,4271:42,8577,696
Canada1881:195,98719,219
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Brazil1261:1,699,00355,624
Thailand941:751,472122,930
England901:619,09036,665
Germany841:958,39866,883
Uruguay841:40,8544,668
Australia841:321,37727,634
New Caledonia781:3,541557
Netherlands711:237,84831,022
Chile691:255,3117,659
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Sweden251:393,87027,867
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Peru171:1,869,65424,503
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Singapore131:423,66918,211
India121:63,922,115578,870
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
El Salvador81:792,9863,584
Monaco71:5,295668
China71:195,331,65210,124
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1771:283,72122,815

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

Favre (81) may also be a first name.

Favre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Smith; Carpenter [Latin faber]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Favre Last Name Facts

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

The last name Favre (Arabic: فافري, Hindi: फवरे, Marathi: फावरे, Russian: Фавре) is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Favré. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Favre? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 15,999th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 209,058 people. The surname Favre occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Favre live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Favre is also the 1,068,082nd most widely held first name globally, borne by 81 people.

The surname is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 17,433 people, or 1 in 3,810. In France Favre is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 50 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 11 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 10 percent reside. Beside France this last name exists in 68 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Favre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Favre has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Favre last name increased 1,091 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 529 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Favre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Favre surname are 1.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Favre earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 32.03% more than the national average, earning €39,648 per year; in Peru they earn 433.34% more than the national average, earning S/. 103,388 per year; in South Africa they earn 175.3% more than the national average, earning R 654,216 per year; in United States they earn 4.17% less than the national average, earning $41,351 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.24% less than the national average, earning $44,597 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Favré932/
Faivre9117,383/
Favret912,124/
Fauvre91439/
Favrez9135/
Favreu912/
Favree912/
Favrre912/
Favrey911/
Favres911/
Fayvre911/
Favred910/
Favr892/
Faivret83277/
Favrett834/
Faivres832/
Faivere831/
Favretd831/
Fabre8063,321/
Favry80907/
Favri80155/
Fawre8016/
Favra8011/
Fauvr803/
Favreess771/
Fabres733,353/
Feaver731,437/
Fabrie73550/
Favris73265/
Fabrer73246/
Favray73232/
Fabrea73162/
Fabret73123/
Fabrey73115/
Vaivre7377/
Faiver7359/
Faibre7357/
Fabrez7336/
Vauvre7327/
Fayver7323/
Favrit7313/
Fabreu738/
Favryi737/
Faubre734/
Fabree733/
Fabrre732/
Fávere732/
Favroy732/
Vãavre731/
Vhavre731/
Fawrie731/
Phavre731/
Fawrey730/
Feivre730/
Fabrei730/
Fovrer730/
Favrais67103/
Feuvrie6733/
Fabrett6726/
Fabr6712/
Vauvrey6711/
Fabrech677/
Favrich677/
Fabreis672/
Fabreas671/
Fawrees671/
Faiswre671/
Fawr671/
Faubres671/
Fawreet671/
Faubret671/
Fasbres670/
Fawrett670/

Favre Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Favre in the Hindi language
फवरेphavare-
Favre in the Marathi language
फावरेphavare-
Favre in the Russian language
Фавреfavre-
Favre in the Arabic language
فافريfafry-
فافرfafr-

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