Fasken Surname
Approximately 209 people bear this surname
Fasken Surname Definition:
An old surname in the parish of Forgue, Banffshire, derived from the small estate of Farskane near Cullen, locally pronounced Fasken. The estate gave name to the family of Farskin of that Ilk, but since the Reformation the lands have been held by others than the original family.
Read More About This SurnameFasken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 120 | 1:307,047 | 28,331 |
| United States | 64 | 1:5,663,421 | 279,165 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Fasken Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An old surname in the parish of Forgue, Banffshire, derived from the small estate of Farskane near Cullen, locally pronounced Fasken. The estate gave name to the family of Farskin of that Ilk, but since the Reformation the lands have been held by others than the original family. Several persons of the name are buried in Inverkeithny church (Jervise, I, p. 274).
Fasken Demographics
Average Fasken Salary in
United States
$57,100 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fasken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fasken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fasken has its highest incidence in Canada. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fasken? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,148,257th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Fasken are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name Fasken is most widespread in Canada, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 307,047. In Canada Fasken is mostly found in: Ontario, where 93 percent reside and British Columbia, where 7 percent reside. Other than Canada it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.
Fasken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fasken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 492 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fasken Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Fasken last name are 24.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.27% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Fasken earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 32.33% more than the national average, earning $57,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.7% more than the national average, earning $76,862 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fausken | 92 | 5 | / |
| Faskin | 83 | 54 | / |
| Fösken | 83 | 13 | / |
| Vasken | 83 | 12 | / |
| Fesken | 83 | 10 | / |
| Fosken | 83 | 0 | / |
| Vaesken | 77 | 1,043 | / |
| Fauskin | 77 | 20 | / |
| Faskina | 77 | 4 | / |
| Fashkin | 77 | 2 | / |
| Feisken | 77 | 0 | / |
| Faschen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fascking | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fashkina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faasking | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vaskin | 67 | 4,816 | / |
| Foskin | 67 | 368 | / |
| Vaskyn | 67 | 231 | / |
| Feskin | 67 | 31 | / |
| Feskyn | 67 | 15 | / |
| Faissekne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vesken | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vösken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vosken | 67 | 1 | / |
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