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 found most in Denmark. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faerch? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,605,694th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Faerch are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widely held in Denmark, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 313,595. In Denmark Faerch is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 39 percent live, Region Zealand, where 39 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 11 percent live. Excluding Denmark this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 20 percent live and Sweden, where 15 percent live.

Faerch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Faerch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Faerch surname 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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