Fahrer Surname

310,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Fahrer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fahrer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4751:763,07159,419
France2411:275,61342,384
Germany1961:410,74237,603
Switzerland1951:42,1185,901
Canada531:695,20056,020
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

The alternate forms: Fährer (3) are calculated separately.

Fahrer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fahrer is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Fährer. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fahrer? popularity and diffusion

Fahrer is the 310,170th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,997,980 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Fahrer reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Fahrer is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 475 people, or 1 in 763,071. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 19 percent are found, New York, where 17 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in France, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 16 percent are found.

Fahrer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fahrer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 805 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fahrer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fahrer surname are 15.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.47% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fahrer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 23.4% more than the national average, earning $53,246 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.05% more than the national average, earning $49,707 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fährer943/
Pfahrer9252/
Fahrger922/
Fahrrer921/
Fahrier920/
Farer91219/
Farrer836,900/
Fohrer831,187/
Fehrer83885/
Fearer83281/
Farger83262/
Fairer83189/
Faurer8367/
Farier8361/
Farher8355/
Fahrir8348/
Föhrer8340/
Fareer8334/
Farzer8317/
Fayrer8310/
Pfarer838/
Farere837/
Fajrer833/
Fherer831/
Vahrer830/
Fharer830/
Fahrerova801/
Farrier773,666/
Pfarrer77407/
Fairier77207/
Feehrer77140/
Pfarher7792/
Farherr7782/
Farrher7722/
Farrere7715/
Fairrer7714/
Feuhrer7714/
Pfarger7712/
Farzier7710/
Foehrer777/
Farheer775/
Fharger771/
Fharrer771/
Fhearer771/
Feihrer771/
Fearier771/
Fearrer771/
Farhert771/
Faurier771/
Faurere771/
Farrerr771/
Fearger770/
Fareire770/
Fuihrer770/
Forer731,435/
Ferer73616/
Varer73293/
Farir7317/
Pfarherr7164/
Farreyre7130/
Pfarrher7110/
Ffarrher716/
Farrehrr714/
Fairrier713/
Farrettr711/
Pfarheer711/
Fearreir711/
Faarzier710/
Ferrer67333,663/
Forrer673,980/
Feurer671,995/
Varier671,091/
Feyrer671,082/
Feirer67738/
Forier67530/
Forger67301/
Vohrer67277/
Feerer67199/
Forere67109/
Förger6764/
Fourer6760/
Pfarrherr6756/
Farrér6750/
Farrèr6741/
Vearer6740/
Pfárer6736/
Férrer6731/
Pharer6722/
Fajrir6722/
Vehrer6717/
Foorer6716/
Faryor6715/
Pherer6714/
Färger6711/
Farhir679/
Fuirer678/
Farzir678/
Fererr676/
Varrer675/
Fereur675/
Fereir675/
Farrir674/
Forher674/
Farior674/
Fährerová674/
Farire673/
Fereer673/
Förrer672/
Forzer672/
Phorer671/
Foreir671/
Foerer671/
Varear671/
Vayrer671/
Färrer671/
Férier671/
Forear671/
Faroir670/
Foirer670/
Vherer670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fahrer
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