Farghar Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Sweden

Farghar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farghar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Farghar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farghar occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farghar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Farghar reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Farghar is most common in England, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Farghar is most common in: Cumbria, where 100 percent live. Other than England this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 27 percent live and Afghanistan, where 18 percent live.

Farghar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farghar has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Farghar last name fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farghar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Farghar last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farghard9323/
Fargahar930/
Fargar9211/
Farngar865/
Varghar864/
Fargard862/
Feargar860/
Farringhar820/
Farghour809/
Vargar7781/
Fargarova751/
Vhargar7135/
Forghor7114/
Fargour711/
Ferghour671/
Forgor62623/
Vargor6230/
Forgour576/

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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 Farghar
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