Fairlough Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Fairlough Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fairlough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fairlough Last Name Facts

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

Fairlough is found most in England. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairlough? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Fairlough is mostly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Fairlough are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is most numerous in: Leicestershire, where 75 percent reside and Greater London, where 25 percent reside. Besides England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Fairlough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fairlough has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fairelough958/
Farlough94156/
Fairlugh940/
Farrlough890/
Farlogh883/
Ferlough820/
Farlug801/
Fairleigh78356/
Fourlough781/
Fairliegh780/
Firloux751/
Frelugh750/
Farleigh71636/
Farliegh7110/
Fairlook711/
Ferlaugh710/
Firluk6716/
Firlag676/
Farluk671/
Farlag671/

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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 Fairlough
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