Fareham Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fareham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fareham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1261:442,20729,452
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330

Fareham Last Name Facts

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

Fareham occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fareham? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fareham is the 1,537,949th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. The last name Fareham is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Fareham reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 442,207. In England it is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 26 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 20 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent are found. Beside England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Fareham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fareham has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 274 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farhaim861/
Vareham861/
Fariham860/
Foreham860/
Farhayem801/
Farjam77128/
Faraum7751/
Faraim7742/
Fareem7730/
Vaream7715/
Fariam775/
Fariem775/
Faryam771/
Fareum771/
Faryem771/
Fariaam7163/
Farheem7147/
Fairiem7110/
Farijem718/
Farhiem711/
Fereeam711/
Farajam711/
Farreim711/
Farayum711/
Faihriem67469/
Faihriam6715/

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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 Fareham
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