Fasting Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Fasting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fasting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1661:30,9784,282
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Denmark751:75,2637,389
Netherlands691:244,74231,623
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
England111:5,065,278148,650
Israel91:950,84857,975
France71:9,488,960336,266
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Fasting (103) may also be a first name.

Fasting Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fasting is found most frequently in Norway. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Fasting click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fasting? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fasting is the 565,867th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Fasting are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 930,172nd most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 103 people.

It is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 30,978. In Norway it is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 64 percent live, Western Norway, where 16 percent live and Central Norway, where 15 percent live. Excluding Norway it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Denmark, where 13 percent live.

Fasting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fasting has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fasting last name increased 620 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fasting Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fasting are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fasting earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 75.16% more than the national average, earning 606,200 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.18% more than the national average, earning $48,405 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faisting9325/
Fausting933/
Faesting931/
Fating924,171/
Fastin9226/
Faustin8639,400/
Festing86314/
Fathing8625/
Fastina8622/
Fatting8619/
Fasteng8614/
Fastion8610/
Fosting864/
Fhastin863/
Faistin861/
Fatingh861/
Vasting861/
Faiting861/
Fhating861/
Fastuin861/
Feating860/
Fatin836,828/
Faustina801,690/
Fuisting80178/
Fachting8036/
Faustion801/
Faistina801/
Foesting800/
Fatina771,783/
Fatien771,455/
Fathin77842/
Fastyn77602/
Fostin77505/
Fasten77257/
Fastén77138/
Fautin7796/
Faatin7785/
Fattin7745/
Vastin7722/
Fateng7722/
Faitin7712/
Fatink776/
Faytin775/
Fatimn773/
Fation772/
Foting772/
Fahtin772/
Vating771/
Fatinn771/
Fatuin770/
Fastinova752/
Fostingue751/
Fatn7311/
Fausten71639/
Vesting71129/
Fostina71126/
Foustin7171/
Fasteen7170/
Phating7162/
Faithin7147/
Footing7135/
Vathing7121/
Faustim7118/
Faustyn7113/
Fautina7111/
Vatting7110/
Faustne718/
Faustinova712/
Fattina712/
Fostion712/
Fathink712/
Faitien711/
Faathin711/
Fatengh711/
Vaiting711/
Fattien711/
Vaistin711/
Vastien711/
Faustín711/
Fatheng711/
Feuting711/
Feiting711/
Faituin711/
Feasten710/
Vashtin710/
Fatim673,603/
Fotin672,048/
Faten671,394/
Vatin671,205/
Fatne6771/
Fatyn6748/
Phaustin6713/
Fatinova677/
Foustina677/
Fatinová677/
Faitn673/
Fashteen671/
Fottings671/
Foustion671/
Fattheng671/
Fathn671/
Fatnh671/
Footting670/
Phesting670/
Pfaisten670/

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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 Fasting
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