Fairway Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fairway Surname Definition:

From Farway; a location name in Devon.

Fairway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1031:540,95233,556
Australia271:999,84158,390
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Fairway (20) may also be a first name.

Fairway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Farway; a location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Fairway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fairway has its highest incidence in England. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Fairway click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,214,709th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Fairway live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 20 people.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 540,952. In England it is most frequent in: Kent, where 34 percent are found, Merseyside, where 16 percent are found and Cornwall, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account England Fairway occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Fairway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fairway has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Fairway last name rose 258 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fairway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fairway last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fairway earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.02% more than the national average, earning 356,527 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.47% less than the national average, earning $35,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.66% less than the national average, earning $37,928 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farway927/
Fairwa921/
Farwa831,885/
Firwa834/
Farwah77190/
Varway7736/
Farbay777/
Farwai774/
Firwad772/
Farwaj771/
Vairwa771/
Fairby771/
Farwha771/
Farhwa771/
Firbay771/
Firwas771/
Farwad771/
Farwaha71175/
Fiyerwa7115/
Fourway719/
Farwash717/
Pfirwai716/
Farwais715/
Farwhye711/
Farwaiz711/
Pharway711/
Farwaji711/
Farwaja711/
Farwuha711/
Varwaya711/
Firby67649/
Firua67302/
Farba67185/
Farva67167/
Varwa67104/
Farby6786/
Farua6741/
Frewa6736/
Farwe6736/
Farwi6725/
Virwa6719/
Firba6714/
Ferwa677/
Varwy671/
Farwahah671/
Farwj671/
Fairweth670/
Farvy670/
Fairwith670/

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