Fau is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fau
No. of characters: 3
Origin: France
Meaning: One of the many names for beech (Fagus Latin). However, if the name is of Catalan origin, it can be a crazy variant (= gorge).

How popular is Fau?

Fau is common in France.

Fau is ranked 55821 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Faus grew by 19.2053 per cent to 180 since 2000 and ranked 100302 after elevating 8432 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 54.44 62.91
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 32.78 23.84
Others 6.11 7.28
Hispanic or Latino 3.89 3.97
Black 2.78 0
Fau is quite popular family name mostly used in Indonesia while France is ahead in terms of density. Around 8377 people have been found who wears Fau as their family name. Fau is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
7,022 Senegal7
179,761 Australia6
60,971 Kyrgyzstan6
122,390 Belarus4
59,967 Moldova4
23,165 Romania3
2,935 Angola3
7,619 Ecuador3
22,232 Morocco3
82,478 South Africa2
20,595 China2
19,093 Finland2
40,256 Mexico2
91,784 Netherlands2
34,681 Norway2
44,018 Poland2
319 Samoa2
2,744 Rwanda2
77,122 Sweden1
2,715 Gabon1
846 American Samoa1
6,149 Ethiopia1
25,721 Egypt1
11,510 Oman1
21,562 Portugal1
30,360 Thailand1
1,542 Andorra1
16,640 Hong Kong1
7,198 Maldives1
153,416 Italy1
13,447 Uganda1
7,895 South Korea1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
36,678 Singapore1
29,774 Venezuela1
7,292 Vietnam1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
15,162 Costa Rica1
50,549 Georgia1
29,046 Japan1
17,768 Pakistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
94,027 England32
89,676 Canada30
80,267 Kazakhstan24
24,534 New Zealand17
186,451 Ukraine16
477,287 India16
29,040 Denmark15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,021 Chile81
6,658 Uruguay73
51,036 Tanzania61
29,438 Belgium52
Countries with hundreds of Fau:
21,556 Brazil588
14,544 Argentina373
28,238 Germany370
10,428 Spain354
85,937 United States272
13,194 Malaysia126
96,629 Russia122
14,855 Czech Republic118
Countries with thousands of Fau:
4,604 Indonesia3,108
3,148 France2,449
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Jane Fau was 18 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on April 20, 1848. She lived in Ireland and took Atlas from Liverpool.

Comments

E
Ena Vanepps
 fau is a very family name common in Languedoc, Occitan has designated the beech tree characteristic of the property.

Fau Namesakes

  • Ralph Faulkner, Film actor
  • William Faulkner, Writer
  • Tom Faulkner, Cricket Player
  • Adella Fauzi, Actress
  • Gabriel Fauré, Composer
  • Alban Faust, Musician
  • Lauren Faust, Animator
  • James Faulkner, Actor
  • Alejandro Faurlín, Soccer player
  • Alejandro Faurlín, Soccer player

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