Faquhar Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Faquhar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Faquhar (5) may also be a first name.
Faquhar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faquhar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Faquhar is most common in Scotland. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Faquhar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faquhar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Faquhar occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Faquhar live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 5,493,085th most widespread first name on earth, held by 5 people.
It is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,676,908. In Scotland it is mostly concentrated in: West Lothian, where 50 percent live and City of Edinburgh, where 50 percent live. Not including Scotland this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.
Faquhar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Faquhar has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Faquhar surname fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faquar | 92 | 6 | / |
| Fahquar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fauquar | 86 | 0 | / |
| Faiquare | 80 | 44 | / |
| Vaquar | 77 | 9 | / |
| Fequar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faiquaire | 75 | 18 | / |
| Faiqueare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Faguart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaiquar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fouquart | 67 | 990 | / |
| Fauqueur | 67 | 503 | / |
| Facqueur | 67 | 480 | / |
| Focquart | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fouquard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faucqueur | 63 | 107 | / |
| Foucquart | 63 | 6 | / |
| Vakuar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vequar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Foqueur | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vaghwar | 57 | 1 | / |
| Focqueur | 53 | 116 | / |
| Fouqueur | 53 | 17 | / |
| Fouquoire | 50 | 193 | / |
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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 Faquhar
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis