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 occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Farnés. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farnes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Farnes is the 253,048th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,662,537 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Farnes reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Farnes is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 31 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 795 people, or 1 in 455,923. In The United States Farnes is mostly concentrated in: Utah, where 20 percent reside, Idaho, where 20 percent reside and Montana, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent reside and Norway, where 9 percent reside.

Farnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Farnes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Farnes surname expanded 621 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 269 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 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 Republicans than The US average, with 75.52% being registered with the 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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