The Favier surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 166 people carried this name — #107,134 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is down 38% from 269 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 5,793 people named Favier.
73 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 97 départements, most often Loire.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 174 people named Favier live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 79 people named Favier live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
25 people named Favier live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Favier,
with a public archive behind them.
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Louis Joseph Favier 1776–1855 -
Pierre-Marie-Alphonse Favier 1837–1905 · missionary -
Nicolas Favier 1538–1590 · journalist
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Jean Favier 1648–1719 · choreographer
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Jean-Louis Favier 1710–1784 · diplomat
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Pierre-Augustin Laboreys de Château-Favier 1748–1821 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Favier.
- Faut 140 · U.S. census
- Fauth 1,026 · U.S. census
- Faux 1,158 · U.S. census
- Fava 1,409 · U.S. census
- Favaro 405 · U.S. census
- Favero 769 · U.S. census
- Favre 1,198 · U.S. census
- Favreau 1,629 · U.S. census
- Favret 280 · U.S. census
- Favro 413 · U.S. census
- Fay 14,849 · U.S. census
- Fayard 999 · U.S. census
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