Farquher Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Farquher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farquher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:311,9359,798
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Farquher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farquher is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farquher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Farquher is the 5,391,485th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Farquher is primarily found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Farquher are found; 38 percent are found in Australasia and 38 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 5,399,140. In Australia it is primarily found in: Queensland, where 80 percent are found and New South Wales, where 20 percent are found. Not including Australia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Scotland, where 15 percent are found.

Farquher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Farquher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Farquher surname contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farquher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Farquher last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farquer93232/
Farqher931/
Farqueer881/
Farquear880/
Farquier880/
Forquher880/
Farguher880/
Farque862,504/
Farqer861/
Farquhair820/
Forquer80973/
Farquet80429/
Farcher80154/
Farquez80150/
Farques8012/
Farqeer805/
Farquee803/
Varquer803/
Farquie801/
Farguer801/
Faurque801/
Farqoue801/
Farqque801/
Farquei801/
Farquir800/
Farqe777/
Farccque757/
Fourquer752/
Farquhai751/
Farrquee751/
Varquier751/
Ferquier750/
Forquier750/
Farghuer750/
Fourquier71295/
Fargue71245/
Forque71119/
Farche7166/
Farqui7135/
Farker7123/
Farqha713/
Varque712/
Fourquere711/
Farqir711/
Farqey711/
Farkhe711/
Farcer711/
Forcher67710/
Forquet67199/
Forques67137/
Verquer6777/
Farquis6715/
Färcher6711/
Forguer676/
Forquez674/
Farkhei673/
Feargue673/
Farrqui673/
Farguha671/
Farkhir671/
Fharker671/
Farkouhesh671/
Farkuhi671/
Forqeur671/
Farquoi671/
Farkhey671/
Farquay670/
Forqier670/

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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 Farquher
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