Fayers Surname

295,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fayers Surname Definition:

= Fairs, q.v.

Fayers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7281:76,5368,651
South Africa3271:165,68118,511
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Wales181:171,91811,581
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Scotland81:669,22723,443
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4641:52,5336,338
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Fayers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Fairs, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Swedish ,from the Danish, Fehr; from the German, Fuhr; from the Flemish, Feer; from the Dutch, Fehrs; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Fayers Last Name Facts

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

Fayers (Russian: Файерс) has its highest incidence in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fayers? popularity and diffusion

Fayers is the 295,398th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,644,885 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Fayers are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 728 people, or 1 in 76,536. In England Fayers is most common in: Suffolk, where 29 percent live, Norfolk, where 11 percent live and Essex, where 10 percent live. Beside England this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Fayers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fayers has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Fayers last name grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 243 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fayers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fayers last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fayers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 110.83% more than the national average, earning R 501,012 per year; in United States they earn 13.16% less than the national average, earning $37,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.35% more than the national average, earning $58,301 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fyers91102/
Faers9170/
Faiers83779/
Feyers83128/
Foyers8328/
Fajers8323/
Vayers832/
Fayors831/
Fayars831/
Fawers831/
Fayirs831/
Faehrs830/
Fauers830/
Fayours771/
Phayers770/
Fears736,462/
Fiers732,172/
Fairs73633/
Foers73287/
Feers7327/
Feirs734/
Feurs733/
Fuers732/
Fejrs731/
Faurs730/
Fayhurst711/
Fajerszt711/
Fowers671,006/
Fajars6780/
Feurst6749/
Feuers6726/
Fairse6720/
Fajors679/
Voyers679/
Veyers675/
Fiyars674/
Fearse673/
Fearst673/
Fejers672/
Foersh672/
Foehrs671/
Fojers671/
Feitrs671/
Feiars671/
Fairsh670/
Vaiers670/
Fairrs670/
Vawers670/
Fouers670/
Feirst670/
Faurst670/
Faursh670/
Feiers670/
Fearsh670/

Fayers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fayers in the Russian language
Файерсfajers-

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