Fafner Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Fafner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fafner Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Fafner Last Name Facts

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

Fafner occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Fafner.

How Common Is The Last Name Fafner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,602,217th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Fafner reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Fafner is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 225,789. In Denmark Fafner is most prevalent in: Region Zealand, where 52 percent live and Capital Region of Denmark, where 48 percent live. Without taking into account Denmark this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent live and Sweden, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fahfner921/
Faufner920/
Pfaffner8645/
Faffney778/
Fofne732/
Fheffner712/
Pfeffner711/
Pfeifner710/
Fafnis6731/
Hfafni671/
Vefner671/
Pfeiffner670/
Faifenyi571/
Fofna559/
Foufna501/
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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 Fafner
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