Farther Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Farther Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farther Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farthere930/
Farter9215/
Förther8634/
Farthey8615/
Farthir869/
Forther866/
Farteur862/
Fartier862/
Farthes861/
Ferther860/
Fairter860/
Farte83130/
Faurtier8010/
Farthess800/
Forter77386/
Varthe77363/
Fartes77210/
Forthe77108/
Ferter7784/
Förter7767/
Varter7732/
Fartir7731/
Fartea777/
Fartha774/
Farteh774/
Fartre772/
Fartey771/
Farted771/
Faurte771/
Fartet771/
Farthi771/
Farthy770/
Fortier7135,354/
Fertier71220/
Foerter71120/
Pforter7158/
Fortere7155/
Farteth7129/
Feyrter7114/
Fosrter7112/
Fourter7112/
Pförter7110/
Forthey717/
Vorther717/
Varthey714/
Varthee714/
Forthee713/
Verther713/
Forteir713/
Fertter711/
Forzter711/
Fartish711/
Pharthe711/
Ferrter711/
Feurter711/
Fhorter711/
Farthaj711/
Fourthe711/
Farteet711/
Farthty711/
Fortter710/
Forteer710/
Forterd710/
Forte6766,859/
Varte671,096/
Fourtier67596/
Forterre67366/
Farta67330/
Farti67116/
Verthier6781/
Fârte6737/
Farty6715/
Forthieh679/
Foertter673/
Fartaish672/
Fortierh671/
Fārte671/
Feirteir671/
Fordtier671/

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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 Farther
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