Fargent Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Fargent Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fargent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England71:7,959,723202,100
France41:16,605,680368,153
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fargent Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fargent occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fargent click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fargent? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Fargent reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Fargent is most numerous in: Texas, where 64 percent live, Virginia, where 18 percent live and Georgia, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent live and France, where 17 percent live.

Fargent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fargent has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fargent Last Name Statistics demography

Fargent earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fargen92232/
Farghen8631/
Forgent865/
Farguen861/
Fargeen861/
Farjent861/
Farcent861/
Fardgen860/
Fariente802/
Faringen801/
Farients800/
Farsen77274/
Fargin77136/
Farzen77136/
Vargen7782/
Forgen7758/
Farcen772/
Farjen771/
Fargne771/
Fairgn770/
Farzeen71635/
Forgeng7182/
Forkgen7145/
Farseen7141/
Vergent716/
Faråsen714/
Farjeen714/
Forsgen713/
Farzend713/
Fearsen711/
Forient711/
Forcent711/
Fariend711/
Farghne710/
Farchen710/
Vareeint6713/
Forengen678/
Farsheen677/
Faringin671/
Forgn670/

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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 Fargent
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