Farqhar Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

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

Farqhar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farqhar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Farqhar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farqhar is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farqhar? popularity and diffusion

Farqhar is the 4,307,654th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Farqhar occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Farqhar are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Farqhar is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Farqhar is most common in: Texas, where 44 percent are found, Kansas, where 11 percent are found and Maryland, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 29 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Farqhar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Farqhar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 10 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farqhar Last Name Statistics demography

Farqhar earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farquahar8825/
Farquhard881/
Farquhair880/
Farquhart880/
Farquar86118/
Farkhar8647/
Farquahr8011/
Farquard807/
Farquart804/
Farqujar802/
Farquaar802/
Farkhare801/
Farkhahr801/
Farqukar801/
Forquhar800/
Farkhaur800/
Farquear800/
Farkar7771/
Farquarth751/
Farkhor7186/
Farkard719/
Farqoor711/
Farkhour67199/
Farkhoor6723/
Farquort674/
Faurcard671/
Pharquar671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Farqhar
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