Fargues Surname

202,708th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Andorra

Fargues Surname Definition:

(French) belonging to Fargues (France).

Fargues Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,9191:34,6134,219
Spain1041:449,53923,540
England101:5,571,806158,774
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Andorra31:27,9461,499
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Fargues Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) belonging to Fargues (France).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) a S. French place-name = the Forges [from Provenç. faurga (French forge); Latin fabrica, a workshop]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fargues Last Name Facts

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

Fargues occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fargues? popularity and diffusion

It is the 202,708th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,547,978 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Fargues reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 1,919 people, or 1 in 34,613. In France Fargues is most common in: Occitanie, where 43 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 28 percent live and Île-de-France, where 11 percent live. Besides France Fargues is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 5 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Fargues Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fargues has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fargues last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farges923,471/
Forgues863,857/
Farguet8631/
Farques8612/
Farguez864/
Fargesh861/
Farguer861/
Fargess860/
Farge833,431/
Fargis772,745/
Forges771,462/
Varges771,433/
Farget77465/
Fargie77424/
Farger77262/
Fargey77184/
Fargui774/
Fargee772/
Farringes750/
Fargier712,396/
Vargees711,555/
Farquez71150/
Forques71137/
Varques7155/
Forguez7149/
Vargesh7147/
Farquis7115/
Pfarger7112/
Fornges7111/
Farghis719/
Forguer716/
Forgets716/
Vargess715/
Faringe713/
Vargies713/
Forguet712/
Fahrger712/
Fargiss711/
Forgest711/
Fargish711/
Farenge711/
Farkouhesh711/
Vearges711/
Varhges711/
Forgese711/
Farguha711/
Fharger711/
Feargie710/
Fargger710/
Fargett710/
Fourges710/
Fearger710/
Varge672,026/
Forge671,824/
Farga671,503/
Varggees67985/
Fargi6777/
Fourques6724/
Vargeesh6720/
Fourguet6717/
Farghais676/
Vargehes673/
Farrgher672/
Pharques671/
Fargé671/
Vargheis671/
Vargeess671/
Phorgues671/
Fargy670/

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