Farlin Surname

535,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Palau

Farlin Surname Definition:

FARLAN: A shortened form of (Mac)farlane, which see.

Farlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3501:1,035,59775,973
Indonesia1891:699,73154,319
France431:1,544,714145,815
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Palau11:21,643223
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:363,90427,584

The alternate forms: Färlin (222) are calculated separately.

Farlin (895) may also be a first name.

Farlin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

FARLAN: A shortened form of (Mac)farlane, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Farlin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farlin is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as: Färlin. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Farlin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 535,476th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 12,105,558 people. Farlin is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Farlin live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 271,593rd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 895 people.

Farlin is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 350 people, or 1 in 1,035,597. In The United States Farlin is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 17 percent live, Florida, where 15 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States Farlin is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 31 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.

Farlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farlin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 254 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Farlin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Farlin last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

Farlin earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.31% less than the national average, earning $42,153 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Färlin94222/
Farlina921,346/
Farling92601/
Faurlin92132/
Farzlin921/
Farlind921/
Fairlin921/
Farlien920/
Farllin920/
Farln911/
Farlling8620/
Fahrling860/
Fearling860/
Ferlin834,143/
Forlin833,119/
Varlin8390/
Förlin8315/
Farlen838/
Farlyn837/
Farlim833/
Fariln830/
Farillion803/
Fourlin7777/
Fehrlin7770/
Forlina7756/
Färling7731/
Färlind7723/
Förling7710/
Fährlin7710/
Forling779/
Pharlin773/
Farlend772/
Forlind772/
Ferllin771/
Feirlin771/
Farzlyn771/
Farleen771/
Varlien771/
Fairlen771/
Fearlng771/
Ferrlin771/
Farlene771/
Forln730/
Vaerlien7123/
Pharlina7116/
Fourling719/
Feyrling711/
Farillen711/
Forrling710/
Feirling710/
Fearlenk710/
Verlin67849/
Forlim67111/
Vörlin6791/
Forlen6734/
Färlén6725/
Varlen6720/
Ferlen6711/
Värlin673/
Vorlin672/
Forlín671/
Färlen671/
Färlinová671/
Ferrln671/

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