Fairnie Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Fairnie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fairnie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1601:33,4613,323
England841:663,31038,317
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland691:54,2503,600
England61:4,062,562101,150

Fairnie Last Name Facts

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

Fairnie is found in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairnie? popularity and diffusion

Fairnie is the 864,701st most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Fairnie reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most common in Scotland, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 33,461. In Scotland Fairnie is primarily found in: East Lothian, where 50 percent reside, City of Edinburgh, where 19 percent reside and Fife, where 10 percent reside. Not including Scotland this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Fairnie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fairnie has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Fairnie last name grew 232 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fairnie Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fairnie earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 21.76% less than the national average, earning 270,772 kr per year and in Canada they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $54,017 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farnie92195/
Fairne926/
Firnie922/
Farnier86741/
Fairney86111/
Farnieh862/
Fairene861/
Fairnes861/
Farznie861/
Farne832,395/
Farni83312/
Firni8386/
Firne836/
Fargnier80111/
Farniaie8030/
Fairness8023/
Pfaireni807/
Faurnier802/
Faihrney801/
Foirnier801/
Farniaei801/
Fairneys800/
Farennie800/
Fairnaye800/
Fahrni773,296/
Farner773,079/
Farney772,259/
Fernie772,207/
Farnes771,563/
Varnie77605/
Fearne77329/
Farnet77247/
Farned77119/
Firner77100/
Farnea7798/
Firniß7752/
Farnis7724/
Firnis7722/
Farnez7719/
Fahrne7711/
Farhni7710/
Fierni7710/
Frenie779/
Firnei777/
Fiorni773/
Faarne772/
Firnge772/
Fatrni772/
Firney771/
Farnee771/
Fayrne771/
Fairna771/
Farnai771/
Faarni771/
Farneu771/
Fargne771/
Fearni771/
Farnei771/
Fairny771/
Farnié771/
Farnne771/
Fharni771/
Firneh771/
Firnio771/
Farnoe770/
Farrne770/
Fournie711,811/
Fahrney71779/
Fernier71521/
Farnish71237/
Farness71221/
Fajarni71120/
Farhner7174/
Pfarner7167/
Farnett7165/
Fearney7162/
Farniya7147/
Firneis7144/
Farniss7133/
Farnest7127/
Firnett7120/
Farneyi7120/
Varnnie719/
Fajarne719/
Firniss718/
Farneai717/
Farhney714/
Farnois714/
Farneah714/
Farneis714/
Farneha714/
Firnesz713/
Farrner713/
Fiyerni713/
Farnais713/
Farnedz713/
Firnich713/
Fayrene712/
Farrney712/
Fernies712/
Varniey712/
Farnesh712/
Farnezz712/
Fierney711/
Firness711/
Faurner711/
Fajirna711/
Farneiy711/
Fayerni711/
Farnaia711/
Farnoji711/
Farenne711/
Farinne711/
Farnees711/
Fearnes710/
Firnney710/
Fearnis710/
Fargner710/
Feirney710/
Faurney710/
Farneaa710/
Farhnet710/
Faernea710/
Farneer710/
Fournier67149,912/
Varne671,825/
Varni671,574/
Farny67647/
Ferne67604/
Ferni67523/
Frene67485/
Firna67182/
Fajarnes67144/
Farna67126/
Fourniez67123/
Fearnett6772/
Virni6764/
Fournies6763/
Fourniea6751/
Farnejad6742/
Farná6736/
Farnè6733/
Farinneh6725/
Farný6718/
Firneisz6716/
Farné679/
Virne678/
Farinnai676/
Fourniet676/
Farnajis675/
Fiorinni674/
Fairnnay671/
Farrness671/
Farznaye671/
Farneyaz671/
Fournieé671/
Fierznia671/
Farnaiss671/
Farnj671/
Farnhead670/
Farnahue670/
Fharnett670/
Farrnett670/

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Footnotes

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