Farnaby Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Farnaby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farnaby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3441:161,97115,135
United States151:24,163,929685,360
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1131:215,71116,668

Farnaby Last Name Facts

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

Farnaby occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Farnaby.

How Common Is The Last Name Farnaby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 741,235th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 18,734,051 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Farnaby live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 344 people, or 1 in 161,971. In England it is most numerous in: North Yorkshire, where 33 percent are found, Durham, where 25 percent are found and Northumberland, where 9 percent are found. Not including England this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Farnaby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Farnaby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 304 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farnaby Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Farnaby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.86% less than the national average, earning R 102,516 per year and in United States they earn 175.11% more than the national average, earning $118,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farnabe8697/
Fornaby8610/
Farneby864/
Farnawy861/
Farnaba861/
Fornabay8032/
Farnhabi801/
Fornabi7116/
Farnawi719/
Varnavy711/
Forneby710/
Fornabai6744/
Fornabio6724/
Farnahue670/
Farnavees631/
Vernabe5721/
Fornobe571/
Pharnnabhis564/
Farnover530/
Varnnavej502/

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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
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  • 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 Farnaby
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