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

The surname Farker (Russian: Фаркер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Farker reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 47 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 18 percent live and Texas, where 18 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Farker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Farker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Farker last name rose 113 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Farker last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with 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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