Farwer Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Farwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1081:745,42156,003
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
England21:27,859,030389,889
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Farwer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farwer is found most in Germany. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farwer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,666,404th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. Farwer occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Farwer reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Farwer is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 745,421. In Germany Farwer is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent are found and Hamburg, where 6 percent are found. Barring Germany it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.

Farwer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Farwer has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Farwer surname grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farweher861/
Farber8313,191/
Farver831,991/
Ferwer834/
Faruer831/
Farberh773/
Farverz771/
Farveer771/
Forwear771/
Farhuer771/
Faurber771/
Fairber770/
Fairver770/
Farbear770/
Fahruer770/
Faarber770/
Fairweathr750/
Farouher711/
Fourwier711/
Farguher710/
Färber679,408/
Verwer671,295/
Forber67646/
Varver6712/
Forver6711/
Fārber671/
Varuer670/

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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 Farwer
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