Faafeng Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Faafeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faafeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway421:122,43516,038
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Faafeng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faafeng occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Faafeng? popularity and diffusion

Faafeng is the 2,746,821st most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Faafeng are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Faafeng is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 122,435. In Norway Faafeng is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 86 percent live, Southern Norway, where 10 percent live and Northern Norway, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Norway this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 10 percent live and Albania, where 2 percent live.

Faafeng Last Name Statistics demography

Faafeng earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.33% more than the national average, earning 367,972 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fafeng921/
Fafen8336/
Fafuen774/
Faifen771/
Faffen771/
Fafn731/
Pfaffen71532/
Feifeng716/
Phafeng711/
Fafin67690/
Fafem674/
Pfaffing672/
Fofen672/
Foofueng671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Faafeng
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