Fahrni is used as a family name or surname in Switzerland. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fahrni
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Switzerland
Meaning: Originally from German-speaking Switzerland, it is probably a derivative of the German word "fahren" (= go, drive, pass), which should match the names Fahrer, Fahrner (= driver setter). But beware: Fahrn may be a variant of Farn (= fern), and therefore a place name.

How popular is Fahrni?

Fahrni is common in Switzerland.

Fahrni is ranked 182740 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Fahrnis grew by 14.64435 per cent to 274 since 2000 and ranked 71265 after elevating 3954 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.35 97.07
Others 1.82 0
Fahrni is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Switzerland which may be its originating country too. Around 1944 people have been found who wears Fahrni as their family name. Fahrni is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
103,759 Spain8
184,212 France3
118,441 Germany2
147,165 Czech Republic2
95,312 Argentina2
30,360 Thailand1
118,015 Netherlands1
8,268 Mauritius1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
153,416 Italy1
2,715 Gabon1
169,904 Brazil1
10,958 Bangladesh1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
67,981 Canada43
85,784 Australia19
155,219 England16
Countries with hundreds of Fahrni:
74,105 United States328
Countries with thousands of Fahrni:
480 Switzerland1,513

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