Farnon Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Farnon Surname Definition:

Ó Farannáin Of Ardstraw, Co. Tyrone. MIF 103

Farnon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
England1071:520,73032,731
Ireland531:88,8485,029
Northern Ireland281:65,8944,901
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Wales81:386,81619,671
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland831:53,3724,392
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

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

Farnon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Farannáin Of Ardstraw, Co. Tyrone. MIF 103

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Farannáin Of Ardstraw, Co. Tyrone. MIF 103

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Farnon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farnon is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Farñon. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farnon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 695,980th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 17,187,608 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Farnon reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 2,353,629. In The United States Farnon is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Texas, where 12 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Ireland, where 13 percent are found.

Farnon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Farnon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Farnon surname increased 350 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 510 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 36 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farnon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Farnon last name is chiefly Catholic (84%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Farnon last name are 22.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.05% registered with the political party.

Farnon earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.73% less than the national average, earning $36,361 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farñon941/
Fearnon9237/
Farnoun9216/
Farnone922/
Farnnon920/
Faernon920/
Farnoune864/
Farnan832,787/
Varnon83499/
Fernon83331/
Farnun8322/
Fornon833/
Farnom831/
Farnung77566/
Farnane77555/
Farnand77253/
Fournon77143/
Forgnon7747/
Farnhan7717/
Vearnon7715/
Farnant777/
Fornong774/
Farngan773/
Faernan772/
Fornone772/
Farnann772/
Fairnan771/
Varnuon771/
Farnnan770/
Farrnan770/
Farnhun770/
Farnund770/
Farnnam770/
Farnnum770/
Fearnan770/
Faurnan770/
Forgnone71454/
Farnhane710/
Farnahan710/
Vernon6743,179/
Farnum673,697/
Fernan673,645/
Farnam671,923/
Varnan67541/
Fornan6748/
Varnun6710/
Farnanova675/
Farnaseen671/
Vornon670/
Fornun670/

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