Favy Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Favy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Favy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1411:471,08366,853
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Favy (58) may also be a first name.

Favy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Favy (Russian: Фавы) is most common in France. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Favy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,428,594th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Favy are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 58 people.

The surname Favy is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 471,083. In France it is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 80 percent reside, Occitanie, where 11 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 6 percent reside. Outside of France it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Favy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Favy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Favy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Favey89458/
Fauvy89110/
Fatvy8986/
Favay8963/
Favoy893/
Fauvey8075/
Favyts8043/
Faivey802/
Fhavey801/
Fahvey800/
Fava7526,764/
Fawy752,475/
Favi752,424/
Fave752,285/
Faby75879/
Favé7542/
Favá756/
Favè754/
Faveyts7368/
Faveyst7343/
Fatvahy7339/
Faivysh731/
Pfavayt731/
Fabay671,521/
Faver671,359/
Favis67868/
Favez67646/
Fauve67535/
Favet67441/
Favio67268/
Faiva67197/
Fobay67191/
Faave67171/
Fawey67155/
Favie67144/
Faway67124/
Fouvy67123/
Favit67114/
Faive67109/
Vauvy6796/
Fabey6791/
Vavay6748/
Faveu6735/
Faavi6726/
Faywa6722/
Faves6719/
Fauvi6714/
Favid6711/
Favea6710/
Fabiy678/
Fayva677/
Faved677/
Fabyi676/
Fatby675/
Faiby675/
Favai675/
Favgi675/
Fasvi674/
Favee673/
Faviz673/
Favaj673/
Faava673/
Fatvi672/
Faboy672/
Favei672/
Fayue672/
Favìa672/
Fauvé672/
Phavy672/
Fabys672/
Faivi671/
Fahby671/
Faybe671/
Favih671/
Favej671/
Feaby671/
Pfava671/
Fasve671/
Fatve671/
Faywy671/
Favoa671/
Faybi671/
Fabyś671/
Fayve671/
Fayui671/
Fawyi671/
Fawoy671/
Vavey671/
Fauby670/
Fovey670/

Favy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Favy in the Russian language
Фавыfavy-

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