Farbu Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Farbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1311:39,2545,588
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080

Farbu (25) may also be a first name.

Farbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farbu is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Farbu is the 1,484,726th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. Farbu is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Farbu live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 25 people.

It is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 39,254. In Norway Farbu is most prevalent in: Central Norway, where 53 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 28 percent live and Western Norway, where 11 percent live. Aside from Norway it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 6 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Farbu Last Name Statistics demography

Farbu earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 16.85% less than the national average, earning 287,761 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farbus9123/
Farbuś911/
Farbuh911/
Farboud8372/
Farbush8318/
Farbous831/
Farbuss830/
Farbutt830/
Farbust830/
Ferbu8035/
Forbu805/
Varbu801/
Farbauch771/
Fairbush771/
Fairbuch770/
Forbus731,888/
Forbuh7322/
Forbau7321/
Forbou736/
Varbau732/
Farwou731/
Farboe731/
Forbui731/
Fourbu731/
Ferbou731/
Pharbu731/
Farbuľová718/
Fairbault711/
Faurbauch710/
Fairboult710/
Fairbauch710/
Forbush671,924/
Forbutt6797/
Forbuss6722/
Pharbut671/
Fourbou671/
Forbuth671/
Forbust671/
Farwuha671/
Farvous670/

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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
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  • 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 Farbu
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