Farney Surname

187,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Farney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1011:172,51717,392
England801:696,47639,547
Canada491:751,95159,756
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3711:135,36012,861

The alternate forms: Fárney (1) are calculated separately.

Farney (411) may also be a first name.

Farney Last Name Facts

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

Farney is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Fárney. Click here for further potential spellings of Farney.

How Common Is The Last Name Farney? popularity and diffusion

Farney is the 187,259th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,226,005 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Farney live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Farney is also the 424,977th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 411 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,101 people, or 1 in 172,517. In The United States Farney is most common in: Illinois, where 12 percent reside, Kansas, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States Farney exists in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Farney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Farney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Farney last name grew 566 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 211 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Farney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Farney last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Farney surname are 22.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.7% being registered with the party.

The amount Farney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $45,098 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.7% more than the national average, earning $58,975 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fárney941/
Fahrney92779/
Fairney92111/
Fearney9262/
Farneyi9220/
Farhney924/
Farrney922/
Farneiy921/
Faurney920/
Farne912,395/
Farny91647/
Faihrney861/
Farneyaz861/
Fairneys860/
Varney8326,615/
Forney839,551/
Farner833,079/
Farnes831,563/
Ferney83656/
Fearne83329/
Farnet83247/
Farnie83195/
Fahrny83136/
Farned83119/
Farnea8398/
Farnay8334/
Farnez8319/
Fahrne8311/
Fairne836/
Faarne832/
Farnee831/
Fayrne831/
Fearny831/
Farneu831/
Fargne831/
Farnei831/
Fairny831/
Farnne831/
Farnoe830/
Farrne830/
Fourney77499/
Fairnie77314/
Farness77221/
Farhner7774/
Pfarner7767/
Farnett7765/
Farniya7747/
Farnest7727/
Pharney7718/
Varnney7715/
Varneya7713/
Varhney776/
Farneah774/
Farneis774/
Farneha774/
Farrner773/
Farnedz773/
Pferney773/
Fayrene772/
Farnesh772/
Farnieh772/
Farnezz772/
Vearney771/
Faurner771/
Fahrnay771/
Fairene771/
Fairnes771/
Farznie771/
Varneyh771/
Farenne771/
Farhnay771/
Forneys771/
Farinne771/
Farnees771/
Fearnes770/
Forhney770/
Fargner770/
Feirney770/
Foorney770/
Faurnoy770/
Feerney770/
Farenny770/
Farhnet770/
Vaarney770/
Faernea770/
Farneer770/
Varne731,825/
Forne73879/
Ferne73604/
Forny73441/
Farni73312/
Farna73126/
Farná7336/
Farnè7333/
Farný7318/
Farné739/
Förne736/
Farnj731/
Fearnett7172/
Farnejad7142/
Farinneh7125/
Fairness7123/
Varnneya7110/
Farinnyy712/
Fairnnay711/
Farrness711/
Vaerneya711/
Farznaye711/
Farynnyi711/
Farnhead710/
Farnahue710/
Farennie710/
Fharnett710/
Farrnett710/
Fairnaye710/
Forner6710,361/
Fornes677,181/
Fahrni673,296/
Fourny672,990/
Verney672,809/
Fernie672,207/
Fornea671,556/
Farnaz671,542/
Fornet671,022/
Varnie67605/
Fearnhead67374/
Fernee67365/
Farnas67364/
Fornue67286/
Farnad67213/
Fernea67182/
Fornay67157/
Förner67144/
Farnga67115/
Fornez67114/
Fourne67112/
Pharne6783/
Varnay6775/
Fornie6754/
Fernay6748/
Faerna6748/
Vaarne6727/
Fornge6726/
Farnau6725/
Farnis6724/
Fornei6723/
Farnat6722/
Farnaj6721/
Farnap6720/
Förnes6719/
Faurennes6717/
Farnah6717/
Farzna6713/
Varnei6712/
Farhni6710/
Farhna678/
Fornée677/
Farnés676/
Fornyi675/
Vorney674/
Farnha673/
Vharne672/
Varnea672/
Varnoy672/
Farnou672/
Vaerne672/
Forneh672/
Fornéy672/
Fatrni672/
Ferneu671/
Fairna671/
Farinnaya671/
Farnai671/
Farnnejad671/
Faarni671/
Forniy671/
Fernoy671/
Varnee671/
Ferneh671/
Varneh671/
Fearni671/
Várney671/
Fajrnejad671/
Farnaś671/
Farnaş671/
Fornee671/
Fharni671/
Fernei671/
Forgne670/
Forned670/
Foerny670/
Foorny670/
Varrny670/
Ferrne670/

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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 Farney
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