Fawer Surname

507,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Fawer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fawer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland4111:19,9833,221
France1201:553,52375,172
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Fawer (50) may also be a first name.

Fawer Last Name Facts

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

Fawer occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fawer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 507,320th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 11,281,031 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Fawer live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Fawer is also the 1,412,538th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 50 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 411 people, or 1 in 19,983. In Switzerland Fawer is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Vaud, where 46 percent reside, Canton of Bern, where 22 percent reside and Canton of Fribourg, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Switzerland this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in France, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Fawer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fawer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fawer last name increased 975 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fawer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fawer last name are 26.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.08% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fawer earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 33.53% more than the national average, earning $57,617 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16% less than the national average, earning $41,732 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fawier912/
Fawere911/
Fawher911/
Faswer910/
Fahwer910/
Faer89922/
Fashwer83122/
Fawertt830/
Faber8059,114/
Fajer801,486/
Faver801,359/
Fayer801,147/
Fewer801,081/
Faier80447/
Fower80188/
Faehr80181/
Fauer80162/
Vawer8039/
Fawre8016/
Ffaer804/
Favier7315,513/
Fauver731,693/
Feaver731,437/
Fauber731,050/
Faveur73341/
Favere73270/
Fawair73246/
Faiber73109/
Fajber73104/
Faiver7359/
Fahuer7355/
Fajere7348/
Fgaier7345/
Faaver7328/
Fahber7327/
Fayver7323/
Fajeer7321/
Faaber7320/
Fabeer7316/
Fawire736/
Fayerd735/
Pfaber735/
Fajerd734/
Fowier734/
Fowher734/
Phawer734/
Faiher733/
Faverd732/
Fhayer731/
Vawier731/
Fabear731/
Wfaber731/
Fayere731/
Faiier731/
Faheir731/
Fayerr731/
Few'er731/
Fagger731/
Fayher731/
Fayert731/
Faouer731/
Favert730/
Pfaver730/
Fahyer730/
Feaber730/
Fewear730/
Pfower730/
Feewer730/
Fair6730,385/
Fajr6711,748/
Faur6710,751/
Fear676,345/
Feer672,537/
Fier671,521/
Feir67461/
Foer67190/
Faveere67158/
Fuer67145/
Fejr67137/
Feur6794/
Fauvert6792/
Fyer6746/
Feyr6722/
Fayr6720/
Faiberh6719/
Fauvier673/
Fauveur672/
Fahaver672/
F'Gaier672/
Phahwer672/
Faggier671/
Fahveer671/
Faivere671/
Feiwere671/
Pfahber671/
Șfaițer671/
Faivert671/
Feavier670/
Fahuert670/
Fachuer670/

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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 Fawer
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