Favu Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Favu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Favu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Favu Last Name Facts

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

Favu (Russian: Фаву) is found most frequently in Romania. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Favu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Favu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Favu is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Favu are found; 67 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,019,468. In Romania it is most frequent in: Iași County, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Romania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Favus8937/
Faveu8935/
Favau892/
Favou891/
Favaud8090/
Faivus8052/
Faveus8046/
Favaut8044/
Favout8034/
Favaux8022/
Fayvus804/
Favous802/
Favuua801/
Feavui801/
Fahvou801/
Fauvau801/
Vavu754,250/
Fabu75440/
Fawu7527/
Fovu751/
Fauvaux7388/
Fauvaud7362/
Faivush7319/
Fayvush734/
Feauvau731/
Fabus67304/
Fabou67292/
Fabuš67166/
Fattvout6755/
Fabut6742/
Veavu6731/
Vavau6718/
Fawou6717/
Fawau6716/
Faibu6716/
Șfabu676/
Fawui675/
Fovou674/
Fawus673/
Vauvu673/
Fabeu672/
Faiwu672/
Fabuh672/
Fahbu671/
Fabui671/
Faabu671/
Fabud671/
Vavui671/
Fewau671/
Vaivu671/
Feauvaux671/
Feabu671/
Pfabu671/

Favu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Favu in the Russian language
Фавуfavu-

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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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  • 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 Favu
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