Fagaras Surname
Approximately 822 people bear this surname
Fagaras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 780 | 1:25,741 | 3,269 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
The alternate forms: Făgăraş (91) & Făgăraș (67) are calculated separately.
Fagaras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fagaras Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fagaras is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Făgăraş or Făgăraș. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fagaras? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 421,746th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,865,628 people. The last name Fagaras is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Fagaras live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Romanian Europe.
This surname is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 780 people, or 1 in 25,741. In Romania Fagaras is most common in: Mureș County, where 70 percent are found, Suceava County, where 10 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 7 percent are found. Other than Romania it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 1 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fagarasz | 93 | 10 | / |
| Fagarass | 93 | 10 | / |
| Fagara | 92 | 127 | / |
| Fagaraz | 86 | 139 | / |
| Făgăraş | 86 | 91 | / |
| Fogaras | 86 | 81 | / |
| Făgăraș | 86 | 67 | / |
| Fagarai | 86 | 35 | / |
| Fegaras | 86 | 21 | / |
| Vagaras | 86 | 18 | / |
| Fajgara | 86 | 12 | / |
| Fagaros | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fangara | 86 | 3 | / |
| Fagarau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fageras | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fagarat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Faugeras | 80 | 1,343 | / |
| Vagharas | 80 | 234 | / |
| Fageraas | 80 | 50 | / |
| Feggaras | 80 | 8 | / |
| Fogarast | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fangaraj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fanghara | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vagara | 77 | 50 | / |
| Fagaro | 77 | 7 | / |
| Fogara | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fangahara | 75 | 546 | / |
| Faugieras | 75 | 14 | / |
| Vaghara | 71 | 324 | / |
| Fanghahara | 71 | 227 | / |
| Fogaraš | 71 | 70 | / |
| Vagharahas | 71 | 24 | / |
| Fogaros | 71 | 23 | / |
| Fogarasova | 71 | 16 | / |
| Vajgara | 71 | 16 | / |
| Fagairo | 71 | 11 | / |
| Vagaray | 71 | 10 | / |
| Fagoora | 71 | 9 | / |
| Vagaara | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fangora | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fogarasová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fegeras | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fagoura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vegaras | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaigara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fagarro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fongara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fougeras | 67 | 529 | / |
| Vagharah | 67 | 158 | / |
| Vagharai | 67 | 157 | / |
| Vagharay | 67 | 73 | / |
| Fagerros | 67 | 19 | / |
| Fageroos | 67 | 14 | / |
| Feggaros | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vaghoras | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phangara | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vagharau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fanggaro | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fangoura | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaighaharas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fegoiras | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fagaras
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