Faerch Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Faerch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faerch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Faerch Last Name Facts

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

Faerch is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faerch? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,605,694th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Faerch reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Faerch is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 313,595. In Denmark Faerch is most common in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 39 percent are found, Region Zealand, where 39 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Denmark Faerch occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 20 percent are found and Sweden, where 15 percent are found.

Faerch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Faerch has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferch911,987/
Farch91229/
Foerch83314/
Fuerch8385/
Fairch836/
Fierch833/
Feirch831/
Faurch830/
Fherch830/
Foertch7784/
Feurtch770/
Verch731,586/
Forch73633/
Förch73614/
Varch73113/
Fuertsch7164/
Fiertsch710/
Pfoertsch6715/
Faurkh675/
Forchì671/
Foertsche671/
Veirch671/
Fourch670/

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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 Faerch
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