La Fave Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

La Fave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

La Fave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
Canada391:944,75971,777
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

La Fave Last Name Facts

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

The last name La Fave is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name La Fave? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,079,669th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of La Fave live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 1,980,650. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 17 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 15 percent reside and Michigan, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

La Fave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of La Fave has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the La Fave last name increased 763 percent between 1880 and 2014.

La Fave Last Name Statistics demography

The amount La Fave earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 47.98% more than the national average, earning $63,852 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.88% more than the national average, earning $55,584 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
La Faver9321/
La Faive936/
La Faiver880/
Le Fave8637/
La Feve863/
Le Faver8018/
Le Faive8017/
La Faber8014/
Le Fauve805/
La-Faver804/
Le Feaver7512/
Le Favi7180/
Le-Fave711/
La Vove711/
Le Feve711/
Le Feuve6736/
La-Faber6711/
La Veuve672/
Le Feiver630/
Le Veve5746/

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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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  • 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 La Fave
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