Favre Surname
Approximately 34,859 people bear this surname
Favre Surname Definition:
(French) Smith; Carpenter [Latin faber]
Favre Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 17,433 | 1:3,810 | 289 |
| Switzerland | 10,820 | 1:759 | 38 |
| United States | 1,931 | 1:187,705 | 18,652 |
| Argentina | 1,809 | 1:23,628 | 1,976 |
| Italy | 1,427 | 1:42,857 | 7,696 |
| Canada | 188 | 1:195,987 | 19,219 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Brazil | 126 | 1:1,699,003 | 55,624 |
| Thailand | 94 | 1:751,472 | 122,930 |
| England | 90 | 1:619,090 | 36,665 |
| Germany | 84 | 1:958,398 | 66,883 |
| Uruguay | 84 | 1:40,854 | 4,668 |
| Australia | 84 | 1:321,377 | 27,634 |
| New Caledonia | 78 | 1:3,541 | 557 |
| Netherlands | 71 | 1:237,848 | 31,022 |
| Chile | 69 | 1:255,311 | 7,659 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Peru | 17 | 1:1,869,654 | 24,503 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| El Salvador | 8 | 1:792,986 | 3,584 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 177 | 1:283,721 | 22,815 |
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]
Favre Demographics
Average Favre Salary in
United States
$41,351 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Favré | 93 | 2 | / |
| Faivre | 91 | 17,383 | / |
| Favret | 91 | 2,124 | / |
| Fauvre | 91 | 439 | / |
| Favrez | 91 | 35 | / |
| Favreu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Favree | 91 | 2 | / |
| Favrre | 91 | 2 | / |
| Favrey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Favres | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fayvre | 91 | 1 | / |
| Favred | 91 | 0 | / |
| Favr | 89 | 2 | / |
| Faivret | 83 | 277 | / |
| Favrett | 83 | 4 | / |
| Faivres | 83 | 2 | / |
| Faivere | 83 | 1 | / |
| Favretd | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fabre | 80 | 63,321 | / |
| Favry | 80 | 907 | / |
| Favri | 80 | 155 | / |
| Fawre | 80 | 16 | / |
| Favra | 80 | 11 | / |
| Fauvr | 80 | 3 | / |
| Favreess | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fabres | 73 | 3,353 | / |
| Feaver | 73 | 1,437 | / |
| Fabrie | 73 | 550 | / |
| Favris | 73 | 265 | / |
| Fabrer | 73 | 246 | / |
| Favray | 73 | 232 | / |
| Fabrea | 73 | 162 | / |
| Fabret | 73 | 123 | / |
| Fabrey | 73 | 115 | / |
| Vaivre | 73 | 77 | / |
| Faiver | 73 | 59 | / |
| Faibre | 73 | 57 | / |
| Fabrez | 73 | 36 | / |
| Vauvre | 73 | 27 | / |
| Fayver | 73 | 23 | / |
| Favrit | 73 | 13 | / |
| Fabreu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Favryi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Faubre | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fabree | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fabrre | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fávere | 73 | 2 | / |
| Favroy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vãavre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vhavre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fawrie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phavre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fawrey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Feivre | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fabrei | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fovrer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Favrais | 67 | 103 | / |
| Feuvrie | 67 | 33 | / |
| Fabrett | 67 | 26 | / |
| Fabr | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vauvrey | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fabrech | 67 | 7 | / |
| Favrich | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fabreis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fabreas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fawrees | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faiswre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fawr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faubres | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fawreet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faubret | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fasbres | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fawrett | 67 | 0 | / |
Favre Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Favre in the Hindi language | ||
| फवरे | phavare | - |
| Favre in the Marathi language | ||
| फावरे | phavare | - |
| Favre in the Russian language | ||
| Фавре | favre | - |
| Favre in the Arabic language | ||
| فافري | fafry | - |
| فافر | fafr | - |
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