Fearnon Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Fearnon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fearnon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Scotland101:535,38220,332
England81:6,964,757184,742
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fearnon Last Name Facts

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

Fearnon is carried by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fearnon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fearnon is the 3,228,735th most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Fearnon occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Fearnon are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 108,532. In Northern Ireland Fearnon is most prevalent in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Besides Northern Ireland Fearnon exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 27 percent reside and England, where 22 percent reside.

Fearnon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fearnon has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Fearnon last name decreased 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fearnon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farnon92424/
Fernon92331/
Farnoun8616/
Vearnon8615/
Farnone862/
Fernont861/
Farnnon860/
Fiernon860/
Fearnan860/
Faernon860/
Farnoune804/
Fernotin801/
Vernon7743,179/
Fernan773,645/
Farnan772,787/
Varnon77499/
Farnun7722/
Fernán7713/
Frenon774/
Fernão773/
Fernun771/
Farñon771/
Farnom771/
Fernand715,025/
Fernane713,157/
Farnung71566/
Farnane71555/
Farnand71253/
Fernung71146/
Fournon71143/
Vernnon7121/
Farnhan7117/
Farnant717/
Fernant716/
Farngan713/
Fernang712/
Fhernan712/
Faernan712/
Farnann712/
Fernann712/
Varnuon711/
Fairnan711/
Fiernan711/
Fernánd711/
Frenone711/
Farnhun710/
Feirnan710/
Faurnan710/
Viernon710/
Farnnan710/
Fearnam710/
Fearnum710/
Farrnan710/
Farnund710/
Feernan710/
Fernnan710/
Farnnam710/
Foernan710/
Farnnum710/
Fehrnan710/
Ferngan710/
Fernandd679/
Ferrnane671/
Fernannd671/
Fernanne671/
Fernandh671/
Hffernan671/
Ferrnand671/
Fernnand671/
Farnhane670/
Farnahan670/
Fearnham670/

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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 Fearnon
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