Farker Surname

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

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Niger

Farker Surname Definition:

Contracted from Mac Fearghoir, ‘Fearghoir's Son.' This name Fearghoir, which occurs in the Tale of Diarmid and Grainne, is derived from the root ferg, 'brave' or 'violent.' ‘Fearchair, son of Muireadhach, Abbot of Lannleire . . .

died A.

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Farker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Farker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Contracted from Mac Fearghoir, ‘Fearghoir's Son.' This name Fearghoir, which occurs in the Tale of Diarmid and Grainne, is derived from the root ferg, 'brave' or 'violent.' ‘Fearchair, son of Muireadhach, Abbot of Lannleire . . .

died A.D. 848.'

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Farker Last Name Facts

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

Farker (Russian: Фаркер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Farker is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Farker occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Farker are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States Farker is mostly found in: Michigan, where 47 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 18 percent reside and Texas, where 18 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Farker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Farker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Farker surname expanded 113 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Farker surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

Farker earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.67% more than the national average, earning $60,696 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fharker921/
Forker831,897/
Varker83377/
Ferker8337/
Förker831/
Farqer831/
Farkir831/
Farcer831/
Forkert77899/
Farquer77232/
Farcher77154/
Pharker777/
Farqeer775/
Farkhir771/
Fourker771/
Farqher771/
Foerker770/
Farquher7113/
Vargåker711/
Farqueer711/
Farquier710/
Farquear710/
Forcer67123/
Verker6728/
Vorker679/
Forkerová673/
Farqir671/
Vaharkher671/
Farcir671/

Farker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farker in the Russian language
Фаркерfarker-

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