Favreau Surname

45,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Favreau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Favreau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,3421:10,4731,016
Canada2,4711:14,9112,185
United States2,1381:169,53217,152
Chile1001:176,1655,766
Argentina541:791,54552,685
Uruguay441:77,9948,034
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
England241:2,321,58686,519
Belgium241:479,02747,365
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Favreau Last Name Facts

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

Favreau is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Favreau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 45,879th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 644,916 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Favreau are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Favreau is most widely held in France, where it is held by 6,342 people, or 1 in 10,473. In France Favreau is mostly found in: Pays de la Loire, where 38 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 26 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found. Apart from France it exists in 35 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Favreau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Favreau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Favreau surname increased 3,686 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Favreau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Favreau last name are 7.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.6% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Favreau earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.82% more than the national average, earning $46,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.52% less than the national average, earning $44,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Favereau931,217/
Favoreau9340/
Favreaux9323/
Favareau938/
Favrieau932/
Favrau9214/
Favreu922/
Favereaux88559/
Favéreaux881/
Favriau86122/
Fevreau8668/
Favareu8626/
Favoreu8619/
Favraux8612/
Faverau868/
Favreay865/
Favraeu863/
Favreuu861/
Favreua861/
Favarau861/
Favearu860/
Favre8334,859/
Favra8311/
Fauvereaux824/
Faveraux8079/
Favriaux8014/
Faveriau809/
Favréaux801/
Faivre7717,383/
Favara771,838/
Fauvre77439/
Favare77401/
Favrou77328/
Favere77270/
Favray77232/
Favrie77230/
Favore7789/
Favire7740/
Favora7727/
Favera7721/
Favrre772/
Favree772/
Favrao771/
Favaru771/
Faveru771/
Fayvre771/
Favrey771/
Favreo771/
Favaur770/
Favroe770/
Faveriaux751/
Favr732/
Favarao71491/
Faviere71388/
Favriou71232/
Faverie71167/
Faverao71161/
Faveere71158/
Faverey71153/
Favroux7128/
Faveira7115/
Faivera7111/
Faviera718/
Favoree714/
Favière713/
Favarai712/
Favrius711/
Fhavare711/
Faivere711/
Faovera711/
Faveria711/
Faivvre711/
Favorao711/
Favorie710/
Favoure710/
Vavre6712,187/
Fevre674,655/
Vavra674,488/
Favro673,102/
Favor672,864/
Faver671,359/
Favry67907/
Favri67155/
Fèvre6790/
Fafra6763/
Favar6750/
Favrioux6725/
Feavyear6711/
Vavru6710/
Fafre674/
Fevra674/
Fauvr673/
Fafru673/
Fuvre672/
Favur672/
Favré672/
Févre672/
Feuvraux672/
Feavyera671/
Fvare671/
Favir671/
Vaivirea671/
Fivra671/
Fabria621,805/
Fabryha5713/

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