Farquahar Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Farquahar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farquahar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Farquahar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farquahar occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farquahar? popularity and diffusion

Farquahar is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Farquahar are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Farquahar is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 38 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 15 percent are found and Virginia, where 15 percent are found. Barring The United States Farquahar exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 20 percent are found.

Farquahar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farquahar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 28 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farquahar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Farquahar earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.62% less than the national average, earning $20,014 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farquhar9412,687/
Farquahr9411/
Farquaar942/
Farquhard891/
Farguahar891/
Farquhair890/
Farquhart890/
Farquar88118/
Farqhar8821/
Farquard827/
Farquart824/
Farkuhar822/
Farqukar821/
Farquear820/
Forquhar820/
Farqwhar820/
Forkquahart800/
Farquarth781/
Farkhar7547/
Forquar750/
Farguar750/
Farquort714/
Farkhare711/
Farkhahr711/
Pharquar711/
Ferguhar710/
Farghuar710/
Farkhaur710/
Farkar6771/

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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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  • 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 Farquahar
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