Fahrenfort Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fahrenfort Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fahrenfort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fahrenfort Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fahrenfort occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fahrenfort? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,806,862nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Fahrenfort live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Fahrenfort is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 685,794. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 66 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 28 percent reside and Free State, where 4 percent reside. Barring South Africa Fahrenfort occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 17 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Fahrenfort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fahrenfort has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fahrenfort last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fahrenfort Last Name Statistics demography

Fahrenfort earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 7.53% more than the national average, earning R 255,540 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frenefort846/
Farnforth841/
Franfort7814/
Franforte742/
Fronhefort701/
Franford6714/
Fernford676/
Farinfar671/
Frenfryd671/
Farzinfar63704/
Farznfarr631/
Fiorani Forti613/
Farzinfard601/
Frayne-Ford571/
Phronphrat50177/

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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
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  • 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 Fahrenfort
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