Faes is used as a family name or surname in Belgium. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Faes
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Belgium
Meaning: Focused mainly in Belgium and in the North, it is the Flemish hypocoristic a Christian name, usually Boniface (other possibilities: Gervais, Servais).

How popular is Faes?

Faes is common in Belgium.

Faes is ranked 74811 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Faeses plummeted by 5.426357 per cent to 244 since 2000 and slipped by 7637 spots and ranked at 78316. 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 87.7 86.82
Hispanic or Latino 11.07 11.63
Faes is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Belgium which signifies that it is originated from Belgium. Around 5954 people have been found who wears Faes as their family name. Faes is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
486,351 Russia10
33,253 New Zealand9
823,980 India6
9,053 Senegal5
15,956 Venezuela3
23,344 Austria2
5,671 Guatemala2
118,441 Germany2
6,266 Luxembourg2
2,309 Monaco1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
3,275 Nepal1
492,292 Ukraine1
17,768 Pakistan1
21,562 Portugal1
36,678 Singapore1
49,529 Israel1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
51,763 Australia37
107,506 England27
14,048 Ireland16
144,062 Canada16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
56,973 South Africa73
Countries with hundreds of Faes:
16,559 Brazil795
14,850 France637
9,569 Mexico497
6,436 Netherlands430
14,020 Argentina388
26,196 Italy370
81,835 United States289
4,722 Switzerland252
21,721 Spain133
Countries with thousands of Faes:
602 Belgium1,945
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Laborer Augto. Faes from Italy aboard the La Gascogne from Havre. He is registered to be 20 years old when he arrived in New York on October 21, 1889. Laborer Emm. Faes, Oreste Faes (23) Laborer, are other Faes that migrated to US.

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Lael Coale
 faes is a surname, represents a Flemish abbreviation of Boniface, baptismal name derived from the Latin adjective bonifatus, that is to say that a good destiny was to be an ominous character name.

Faes Namesakes

  • Amand Faessler, Author
  • Shah Faesal, Indian Administrative Service
  • Robert Faesi, Writer
  • Inge Faes, Belgian Politician
  • Shah Faesal, Indian Administrative Service
  • Shah Faesal, Indian Administrative Service
  • Shah Faesal, Indian Administrative Service
  • Shah Faesal, Indian Administrative Service

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