Farness Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Farness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Canada481:767,61660,775
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Farness (132) may also be a first name.

Farness Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farness occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farness? popularity and diffusion

The surname Farness is the 1,104,724th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. The surname Farness occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Farness live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. Farness is also the 807,735th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 132 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 2,107,319. In The United States Farness is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 15 percent reside, Michigan, where 9 percent reside and Washington, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Farness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farness has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Farness last name increased 410 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farness Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Farness last name are 3.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.76% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Farness earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.95% less than the national average, earning $41,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.29% less than the national average, earning $43,576 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fairness9323/
Farrness931/
Farnes921,563/
Farnese86948/
Forness86837/
Varness86100/
Farniss8633/
Farnest8627/
Ferness8620/
Farneis864/
Farnesh862/
Fairnes861/
Farnees861/
Fearnes860/
Farne832,395/
Fourness8097/
Pharness8029/
Farnaiss801/
Fairneys800/
Varnness800/
Farnisse800/
Fornes777,181/
Farner773,079/
Farney772,259/
Varnes771,963/
Fearne77329/
Farnet77247/
Farnie77195/
Fernes77181/
Farned77119/
Farnea7798/
Farnis7724/
Farnez7719/
Förnes7719/
Fahrne7711/
Farnés776/
Fairne776/
Faarne772/
Farnee771/
Fayrne771/
Farneu771/
Fargne771/
Farnei771/
Farnne771/
Farrne770/
Faurennes7517/
Fahrney71779/
Fornies71761/
Fournes71595/
Forneas71356/
Fairnie71314/
Farnish71237/
Forniss71149/
Fairney71111/
Farhner7174/
Pfarner7167/
Förnges7167/
Farnett7165/
Fearney7162/
Verness7158/
Vaernes7122/
Fornges7111/
Fornest7110/
Fórneas7110/
Pharnes718/
Forneus716/
Vaarnes716/
Ferneus715/
Farhney714/
Farnois714/
Ferniss714/
Farneah714/
Farneha714/
Varnnes713/
Farrner713/
Farnais713/
Farnedz713/
Fayrene712/
Farrney712/
Fernies712/
Farnieh712/
Forneis712/
Varneis712/
Farnezz712/
Faurner711/
Fairene711/
Farznie711/
Forhnes711/
Varneus711/
Varniss711/
Varnies711/
Farnèse711/
Farenne711/
Forneys711/
Farinne711/
Forrnes710/
Fearnis710/
Fargner710/
Faurney710/
Forgnes710/
Farhnet710/
Farneer710/
Varne671,825/
Varennes67976/
Forne67879/
Farny67647/
Farni67312/
Farna67126/
Fearnett6772/
Fournies6763/
Farná6736/
Farnè6733/
Fourniss6726/
Farinneh6725/
Farný6718/
Farné679/
Fournest679/
Fournets676/
Vaerneus672/
Faihrney671/
Farnishe671/
Farnj671/
Farnhead670/
Farennie670/
Fharnett670/
Voorness670/
Farrnett670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Farness
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