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

The last name Fargues has its highest incidence in France. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fargues? popularity and diffusion

Fargues is the 202,708th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,547,978 people. The surname Fargues is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Fargues reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Fargues is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 1,919 people, or 1 in 34,613. In France Fargues is primarily concentrated in: Occitanie, where 43 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 28 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 11 percent reside. Besides France this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 5 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Fargues Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fargues has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fargues last name declined 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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