Favé Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Favé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Favé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France371:1,795,209158,669
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Fave (2,285) & Favè (4) are calculated separately.

Favé Last Name Facts

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

The last name Favé is most common in France. It may also occur as: Fave or Favè. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Favé? popularity and diffusion

Favé is the 3,017,195th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Favé is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Favé are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Favé is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,795,209. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Brittany, where 30 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 24 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 24 percent reside. Apart from France Favé exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fave922,285/
Favè924/
Fauvé892/
Fava7526,764/
Favi752,424/
Favy75151/
Fabé7518/
Fivé7518/
Favá756/
Fové753/
Févé751/
Faver671,359/
Favis67868/
Favez67646/
Fauve67535/
Favey67458/
Favet67441/
Favio67268/
Faiva67197/
Faave67171/
Favie67144/
Favit67114/
Fauvy67110/
Faive67109/
Fatvy6786/
Favay6763/
Faveu6735/
Faavi6726/
Faves6719/
Fauvi6714/
Favid6711/
Favea6710/
Fievé678/
Fovér678/
Fayva677/
Faved677/
Favgi675/
Favai675/
Fasvi674/
Favoy673/
Favaj673/
Favee673/
Faava673/
Faviz673/
Favìa672/
Fatvi672/
Favei672/
Fayve671/
Favoa671/
Faeve671/
Favej671/
Fatve671/
Fasve671/
Pfava671/
Faivi671/
Favih671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Favé
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