Fairlam Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Fairlam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fairlam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
England91:6,190,895170,599
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Fairlam Last Name Facts

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

Fairlam occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairlam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Fairlam reside; 50 percent reside in Australasia and 50 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Fairlam is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,699,570. In Australia Fairlam is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 100 percent live. Not including Australia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 45 percent live and Thailand, where 5 percent live.

Fairlam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fairlam has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Fairlam last name declined 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fairlamd931/
Fairlaim930/
Farlam92335/
Fairlan861/
Fairland8017/
Fairlane8010/
Fairlant800/
Varlam77399/
Farlan77116/
Ferlam77100/
Firlan7746/
Farlom778/
Virlam771/
Firlom770/
Farlamova7510/
Fairlandt751/
Farland711,825/
Farlane71156/
Farlian7123/
Varlaam7117/
Firland7112/
Firlian718/
Farlang713/
Farlyan713/
Ferlamd711/
Farlain711/
Ferlame711/
Fairlon711/
Farzlan711/
Farllan710/
Feirlan710/
Farliant6726/
Faarland678/
Fairlong672/
Farlyane671/
Farlaine671/
Fahrlane671/
Farloume671/
Farillom671/
Farrland671/
Fairelon671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fairlam
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