Farther Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Farther Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Farther Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farther Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Farther is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Farther click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Farther? popularity and diffusion
Farther is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Farther reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Farther is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Farther is most common in: California, where 50 percent reside, Michigan, where 25 percent reside and North Carolina, where 25 percent reside. Apart from The United States Farther occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.
Farther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Farther has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Farther surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farthere | 93 | 0 | / |
| Farter | 92 | 15 | / |
| Förther | 86 | 34 | / |
| Farthey | 86 | 15 | / |
| Farthir | 86 | 9 | / |
| Forther | 86 | 6 | / |
| Farteur | 86 | 2 | / |
| Fartier | 86 | 2 | / |
| Farthes | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ferther | 86 | 0 | / |
| Fairter | 86 | 0 | / |
| Farte | 83 | 130 | / |
| Faurtier | 80 | 10 | / |
| Farthess | 80 | 0 | / |
| Forter | 77 | 386 | / |
| Varthe | 77 | 363 | / |
| Fartes | 77 | 210 | / |
| Forthe | 77 | 108 | / |
| Ferter | 77 | 84 | / |
| Förter | 77 | 67 | / |
| Varter | 77 | 32 | / |
| Fartir | 77 | 31 | / |
| Fartea | 77 | 7 | / |
| Fartha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Farteh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fartre | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fartey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farted | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faurte | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fartet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farthi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farthy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fortier | 71 | 35,354 | / |
| Fertier | 71 | 220 | / |
| Foerter | 71 | 120 | / |
| Pforter | 71 | 58 | / |
| Fortere | 71 | 55 | / |
| Farteth | 71 | 29 | / |
| Feyrter | 71 | 14 | / |
| Fosrter | 71 | 12 | / |
| Fourter | 71 | 12 | / |
| Pförter | 71 | 10 | / |
| Forthey | 71 | 7 | / |
| Vorther | 71 | 7 | / |
| Varthey | 71 | 4 | / |
| Varthee | 71 | 4 | / |
| Forthee | 71 | 3 | / |
| Verther | 71 | 3 | / |
| Forteir | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fertter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forzter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fartish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pharthe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ferrter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Feurter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fhorter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farthaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fourthe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farteet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farthty | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fortter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Forteer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Forterd | 71 | 0 | / |
| Forte | 67 | 66,859 | / |
| Varte | 67 | 1,096 | / |
| Fourtier | 67 | 596 | / |
| Forterre | 67 | 366 | / |
| Farta | 67 | 330 | / |
| Farti | 67 | 116 | / |
| Verthier | 67 | 81 | / |
| Fârte | 67 | 37 | / |
| Farty | 67 | 15 | / |
| Forthieh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Foertter | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fartaish | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fortierh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fārte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feirteir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fordtier | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Farther
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