Fairney Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Fairney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fairney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:1,238,17956,985
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Wales101:309,45316,869
United States91:40,273,215872,126
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Scotland181:207,9567,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Fairney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fairney occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairney? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,736,881st most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Fairney live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,238,179. In England it is most numerous in: Hampshire, where 24 percent reside, Greater London, where 18 percent reside and Essex, where 11 percent reside. Excluding England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Fairney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fairney has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Fairney surname expanded 196 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fairney Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fairney earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 101.82% more than the national average, earning $87,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.87% less than the national average, earning $49,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faihrney931/
Fairneys930/
Farney922,259/
Fairne926/
Firney921/
Fairny921/
Fahrney86779/
Fairnie86314/
Fearney8662/
Farneyi8620/
Farhney864/
Farrney862/
Fierney861/
Fairene861/
Fairnes861/
Farneiy861/
Firnney860/
Feirney860/
Faurney860/
Farne832,395/
Farny83647/
Firne836/
Fairness8023/
Fairnnay801/
Farneyaz801/
Fairnaye800/
Varney7726,615/
Farner773,079/
Farnes771,563/
Ferney77656/
Freney77581/
Fearne77329/
Farnet77247/
Farnie77195/
Fahrny77136/
Farned77119/
Firner77100/
Farnea7798/
Farnay7734/
Firnys7728/
Farnez7719/
Fahrne7711/
Firnei777/
Virney772/
Firnie772/
Faarne772/
Firnge772/
Fierny771/
Farnee771/
Fayrne771/
Fairna771/
Fyrney771/
Fearny771/
Farneu771/
Fargne771/
Farnei771/
Fárney771/
Farnne771/
Firneh771/
Farnoe770/
Farrne770/
Fourney71499/
Farness71221/
Fairnap71137/
Farhner7174/
Pfarner7167/
Farnett7165/
Farniya7147/
Firneis7144/
Farnest7127/
Firnett7120/
Pharney7118/
Varnney7115/
Varneya7113/
Fajarne719/
Freneey718/
Varhney716/
Farneah714/
Farneis714/
Farneha714/
Firnesz713/
Vierney713/
Farrner713/
Farnedz713/
Pferney713/
Fayrene712/
Farnesh712/
Farnieh712/
Farnezz712/
Vearney711/
Firness711/
Faurner711/
Fahrnay711/
Fairnat711/
Fajirna711/
Freneya711/
Varneyh711/
Farenne711/
Farhnay711/
Farinne711/
Farnees711/
Fearnes710/
Fiernay710/
Fargner710/
Phirney710/
Faurnoy710/
Feerney710/
Farenny710/
Vuirney710/
Farhnet710/
Vaarney710/
Faernea710/
Farneer710/
Varne671,825/
Ferne67604/
Frene67485/
Farni67312/
Firna67182/
Fajarnes67144/
Farna67126/
Ferny6796/
Firni6786/
Fearnett6772/
Farnejad6742/
Farná6736/
Farnè6733/
Farinneh6725/
Farný6718/
Firneisz6716/
Varnneya6710/
Farné679/
Virne678/
Pfaireni677/
Farinnyy672/
Farrness671/
Vierneya671/
Farznaye671/
Farnj671/
Farnhead670/
Farnahue670/
Fharnett670/
Farrnett670/

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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
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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 Fairney
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