Farnam Surname

214,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Farnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2631:286,98326,678
Iran6121:125,46211,567
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belize11:355,4743,977
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3701:135,72612,894

Farnam (907) may also be a first name.

Farnam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farnam (Hindi: फरनाम, Russian: Фарнам) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Farnam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 214,006th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,789,675 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Farnam reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 269,394th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 907 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,263 people, or 1 in 286,983. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 13 percent reside, Washington, where 12 percent reside and Arkansas, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 32 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Farnam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farnam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Farnam surname expanded 341 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farnam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Farnam surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Farnam surname are 10.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.99% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Farnam earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.15% less than the national average, earning $38,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.41% less than the national average, earning $35,073 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farnham929,658/
Farnahm926/
Farhnam925/
Farnaam923/
Farnaum920/
Fearnam920/
Fairnam920/
Farnnam920/
Fairnham864/
Farnhamm862/
Farnaham861/
Fearnham860/
Farnan832,787/
Varnam83918/
Fernam8318/
Fornam832/
Farnom831/
Fearnhamm809/
Farnane77555/
Varnham77335/
Farnand77253/
Farnhan7717/
Fernham778/
Farnant777/
Fornham773/
Fernaum773/
Farngan773/
Farnann772/
Fairnan771/
Farnean771/
Farnnan770/
Farrnan770/
Varnaum770/
Fearnan770/
Faurnan770/
Fornasim714/
Fourngam711/
Farnhane710/
Farnaind710/
Farnheim710/
Farnahan710/
Varnan67541/
Farnon67424/
Vernam67207/
Varnom67126/
Fornan6748/
Vornam6738/
Farnanova675/
Farnaseen671/
Farñon671/

Farnam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farnam in the Hindi language
फरनामpharanama50
फरनमpharanama50
Farnam in the Russian language
Фарнамfarnam-

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Farnam Reference & Research

Farnham FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Farnam
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