Farnes Surname

253,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Farnes Surname Definition:

= Ferns, q.v.

Farnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7951:455,92338,976
England3551:156,95214,819
Norway1341:38,3755,438
Spain1221:383,21321,260
Australia581:465,44335,949
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

The alternate forms: Farnés (6) are calculated separately.

Farnes (31) may also be a first name.

Farnes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Ferns, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Anglo-Saxon fernes; a desert or wilderness.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Farnes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farnes is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Farnés. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farnes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 253,048th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 4,662,537 people. The last name Farnes occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Farnes live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most common forename internationally It is held by 31 people.

The surname Farnes is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 795 people, or 1 in 455,923. In The United States Farnes is mostly found in: Utah, where 20 percent are found, Idaho, where 20 percent are found and Montana, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent are found and Norway, where 9 percent are found.

Farnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Farnes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Farnes last name increased 621 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 269 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farnes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Farnes last name are 28.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Farnes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.08% more than the national average, earning 415,557 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.41% more than the national average, earning $45,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 79.71% more than the national average, earning $89,284 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farnés946/
Farnese92948/
Farness92221/
Farnest9227/
Farneis924/
Farnesh922/
Fairnes921/
Farnees921/
Fearnes920/
Farne912,395/
Fairness8623/
Farrness861/
Fairneys860/
Fornes837,181/
Farner833,079/
Farney832,259/
Varnes831,963/
Fearne83329/
Farnet83247/
Farnie83195/
Fernes83181/
Farned83119/
Farnea8398/
Farnis8324/
Farnez8319/
Förnes8319/
Fahrne8311/
Fairne836/
Faarne832/
Farnee831/
Fayrne831/
Farneu831/
Fargne831/
Farnei831/
Farnne831/
Farrne830/
Faurennes8017/
Forness77837/
Fahrney77779/
Fornies77761/
Fournes77595/
Forneas77356/
Fairnie77314/
Farnish77237/
Fairney77111/
Varness77100/
Farhner7774/
Pfarner7767/
Förnges7767/
Farnett7765/
Fearney7762/
Farniss7733/
Vaernes7722/
Ferness7720/
Fornges7711/
Fornest7710/
Fórneas7710/
Pharnes778/
Forneus776/
Vaarnes776/
Ferneus775/
Farhney774/
Farnois774/
Farneah774/
Farneha774/
Varnnes773/
Farrner773/
Farnais773/
Farnedz773/
Fayrene772/
Farrney772/
Fernies772/
Farnieh772/
Forneis772/
Varneis772/
Farnezz772/
Faurner771/
Fairene771/
Farznie771/
Forhnes771/
Varneus771/
Varnies771/
Farnèse771/
Farenne771/
Forneys771/
Farinne771/
Forrnes770/
Fearnis770/
Fargner770/
Faurney770/
Forgnes770/
Farhnet770/
Farneer770/
Varne731,825/
Forne73879/
Farny73647/
Farni73312/
Farna73126/
Farná7336/
Farnè7333/
Farný7318/
Farné739/
Farnj731/
Varennes71976/
Fourness7197/
Fearnett7172/
Fournies7163/
Pharness7129/
Farinneh7125/
Fournest719/
Fournets716/
Vaerneus712/
Faihrney711/
Farnishe711/
Farnaiss711/
Farnhead710/
Farennie710/
Fharnett710/
Varnness710/
Farnisse710/
Farrnett710/
Varney6726,615/
Forner6710,361/
Forney679,551/
Fahrni673,296/
Fornea671,556/
Vernes671,259/
Fornis671,061/
Fornet671,022/
Fernez67884/
Varnie67605/
Fearnhead67374/
Varnis67153/
Vornes67148/
Fahrny67136/
Fornez67114/
Fourne67112/
Fornés67100/
Pharne6783/
Fornie6754/
Fernis6743/
Farnay6734/
Vaarne6727/
Fornge6726/
Förnäs6726/
Fornei6723/
Farnaj6721/
Fornäs6714/
Farzna6713/
Varnäs6713/
Varnei6712/
Farhni6710/
Farhna678/
Farnic678/
Fornée677/
Fornex675/
Fornís675/
Farnha673/
Varnez672/
Vharne672/
Varnea672/
Fernäs672/
Forneh672/
Fornès672/
Fatrni672/
Fairna671/
Farnai671/
Faarni671/
Fearny671/
Varnee671/
Varneh671/
Fearni671/
Fárney671/
Värnes671/
Fairny671/
Fornee671/
Fharni671/
Forgne670/
Forned670/

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