Farkner Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Farkner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Farkner Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Farkner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farkner is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farkner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Farkner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Farkner are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,881,572. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Central Denmark Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Denmark this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Farkner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farkner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Farkner last name declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faurkner931/
Forkner861,327/
Forkne771/
Verkner7178/
Farkhna717/
Forkney712/
Forqner710/
Forknes710/
Forkness673/
Varkni621/
Farquni571/
Forkinna531/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Farkner
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