Fairgreive Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Fairgreive Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fairgreive Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland241:155,9676,425
England51:4,875,074116,529

Fairgreive Last Name Facts

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

Fairgreive is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairgreive? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fairgreive is the 6,063,924th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Fairgreive live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in Canada, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada Fairgreive is primarily found in: British Columbia, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Canada this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 30 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Fairgreive Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fairgreive has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fairgreve953/
Fairgrive952/
Fairgreives950/
Fairgrieve901,564/
Fairgreves901/
Fairgreave900/
Fairgreeve900/
Fairgreaves865/
Fairgrave845/
Fargrieve840/
Feargrieve8051/
Fairgraves804/
Fergrieve740/

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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 Fairgreive
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