Fahning Surname

538,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fahning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fahning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2831:284,47229,719
United States2701:1,342,44093,444
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Fahning Last Name Facts

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

Fahning is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fahning? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 538,780th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 12,206,945 people. The last name Fahning occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Fahning live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Fahning is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 283 people, or 1 in 284,472. In Germany Fahning is mostly found in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 45 percent reside, Hamburg, where 19 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Fahning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fahning has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fahning last name increased 3,375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fahning Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fahning last name are 20.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

Fahning earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.84% more than the national average, earning $48,257 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfahning9360/
Fahnning930/
Faning9249/
Fahnin922/
Fanning8622,496/
Faaning8630/
Fanieng8621/
Fathnin8611/
Famning864/
Faining860/
Faninng860/
Fauning860/
Fanin832,210/
Fannings80161/
Fanningh801/
Fanningt801/
Fannning801/
Faanning801/
Fangning801/
Pfeaning801/
Pfanning800/
Fannin779,144/
Fanina77997/
Fening77873/
Foning77555/
Fanion77249/
Fanien77241/
Fagnin7752/
Fangin7735/
Vahnin7734/
Vaning7725/
Fainin7716/
Fatnin7712/
Faynin7710/
Faninn771/
Fhanin771/
Faneng771/
Fanind771/
Fohnin771/
Faunin770/
Fangnin71340/
Pfening71263/
Vähning7167/
Feuning7152/
Vanning7151/
Phaning7144/
Fönings7134/
Fanyong7133/
Fannion7123/
Fonning7120/
Faunina7118/
Famneng7118/
Vaningh7113/
Foningg7113/
Feening7112/
Fonging715/
Faungin715/
Fanninc713/
Fainina713/
Fohneng712/
Founing711/
Fahanim711/
Vfannin711/
Fannina711/
Fannimg711/
Fainnin711/
Faynina711/
Feining710/
Fanneng710/
Vaining710/
Phening710/
Vanin6713,744/
Fanen671,020/
Fonin67660/
Fanyn67228/
Fanim6731/
Phomning674/
Phanning674/
Fanhn673/
Faninova672/
Fanín671/
Fainienė671/
Pfuining670/

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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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  • 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 Fahning
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