Fankhauser Surname

43,838th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Fankhauser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fankhauser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland6,7191:1,22284
United States1,9581:185,11718,453
Austria1,7931:4,749528
Australia5221:51,7166,394
Germany2101:383,35935,976
Argentina1971:216,97217,873
Paraguay1351:53,6061,516
Brazil961:2,229,94169,391
Canada781:472,37940,609
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
England101:5,571,806158,774
France101:6,642,272293,169
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Fankhauser Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fankhauser has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fankhauser? popularity and diffusion

Fankhauser is the 43,838th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 614,620 people. The surname Fankhauser is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Fankhauser reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 6,719 people, or 1 in 1,222. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Bern, where 50 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 10 percent reside and Canton of Aargau, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Switzerland it exists in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Austria, where 15 percent reside.

Fankhauser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fankhauser has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,448 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fankhauser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fankhauser last name are 16.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.19% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fankhauser earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1103.85% more than the national average, earning S/. 233,366 per year; in South Africa they earn 50.39% less than the national average, earning R 117,900 per year; in United States they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning $44,041 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.36% more than the national average, earning $55,328 CAD per year.

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Fankhauser Reference & Research

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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 Fankhauser
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