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 last name Farkner is found most frequently in Denmark. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farkner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Farkner reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widespread in Denmark, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,881,572. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Central Denmark Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Denmark this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live.

Farkner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Farkner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Farkner surname 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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