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.

Fafner Surname Distribution Map

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

The surname Fafner is held by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fafner? popularity and diffusion

Fafner is the 3,602,217th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Fafner reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 225,789. In Denmark it is most common in: Region Zealand, where 52 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 48 percent reside. Excluding Denmark this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and Sweden, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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