Farniss Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Farniss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farniss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:2,321,58686,519
Wales91:343,83718,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Farniss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farniss occurs most in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Farniss click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farniss? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,432,070th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Farniss are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Farniss is most numerous in England, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 2,321,586. In England it is most prevalent in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 63 percent live, Hampshire, where 29 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 4 percent live. Apart from England Farniss occurs in one country. It also occurs in Wales, where 27 percent live.

Farniss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farniss has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Farniss surname expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farnaiss931/
Farnisse930/
Farnis9224/
Farnish86237/
Farness86221/
Forniss86149/
Ferniss864/
Farnois864/
Farneis864/
Farnais863/
Varniss861/
Fearnis860/
Farni83312/
Fourniss8026/
Fairness8023/
Farnishe801/
Farrness801/
Fahrni773,296/
Farnes771,563/
Fornis771,061/
Farnie77195/
Varnis77153/
Fernis7743/
Farhni7710/
Farnés776/
Fatrni772/
Fearni771/
Fharni771/
Farnei771/
Farnai771/
Faarni771/
Farnese71948/
Forness71837/
Fornies71761/
Fournis71435/
Fairnie71314/
Varnish71215/
Varness71100/
Farnest7127/
Ferness7120/
Fernish7116/
Fornios714/
Fernies712/
Farnesh712/
Farnieh712/
Varneis712/
Forneis712/
Farnaia711/
Farnees711/
Fernais711/
Farnèse711/
Varnies711/
Fornais711/
Varnais711/
Farznie711/
Fargnoi711/
Fairnes711/
Fornish711/
Fornist710/
Fornise710/
Fearnes710/
Forni6710,032/
Farne672,395/
Varni671,574/
Farny67647/
Farna67126/
Fournais67123/
Fourness6797/
Fournies6763/
Farná6736/
Farnè6733/
Pharness6729/
Farný6718/
Farennai6711/
Farné679/
Pfaireni677/
Farinnai676/
Fournois672/
Farnj671/
Farynnyi671/
Varnness670/
Farennie670/
Fairneys670/

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