Fahrenheim Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Fahrenheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fahrenheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Sweden101:984,67673,605
England61:9,286,343223,652
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fahrenheim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fahrenheim is found most frequently in Germany. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fahrenheim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,530,696th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name Fahrenheim occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Fahrenheim live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 3,096,364. In Germany Fahrenheim is primarily concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 58 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent reside and Hamburg, where 4 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 19 percent reside and Sweden, where 17 percent reside.

Fahrenheim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fahrenheim has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Fahrenheim surname expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fahrenheim Last Name Statistics demography

Fahrenheim earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.66% more than the national average, earning R 277,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farenhem8922/
Farnheim890/
Farunheim841/
Farnhim820/
Frauenheim80365/
Fernheim7811/
Fornheim780/
Farenham780/
Farnim751/
Fraunheim7410/
Farnham719,658/
Frenham7129/
Fornhem7110/
Farniam7110/
Farnhum715/
Fraenim714/
Farenmi713/
Frenema711/
Franhim711/
Vuorenheimo6740/
Farhanim6720/
Frennemo6715/
Virenhem676/
Freinham675/
Fairnham674/
Faranham672/
Forenemo672/
Farnhamm672/
Farinham671/
Farnaeem671/
Viren-Heimo671/
Vornheim671/
Fearnham670/

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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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  • 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 Fahrenheim
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