Ahmed Farah Surname
Approximately 1,547 people bear this surname
Ahmed Farah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 1,519 | 1:8,856 | 653 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Ahmed Farah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahmed Farah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ahmed Farah occurs in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahmed Farah? popularity and diffusion
Ahmed Farah is the 255,091st most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,710,760 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ahmed Farah live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Cushitic Africa.
The last name Ahmed Farah is most frequently held in Somalia, where it is held by 1,519 people, or 1 in 8,856. Without taking into account Somalia it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Farrah | 96 | 4 | / |
| Ahmed Faarah | 96 | 1 | / |
| Ahmed-Farah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ahmed Fari | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ahmed Afar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ahmad Faria | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ahmadyfarah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ahmedfari | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ahmedfair | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ahmed-Vaarah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ahmed-Fari | 76 | 10 | / |
| Ahmad Fari | 76 | 1 | / |
| Ahmadfar | 74 | 129 | / |
| Amadi Faria | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahmad Faour | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahmet Fahri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahmadifar | 70 | 538 | / |
| Ahmedivar | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ahmadyfar | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ahmad-Far | 70 | 1 | / |
| Amidfar | 67 | 50 | / |
| Ahmadiifar | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ammedevara | 67 | 3 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ahmed Farah
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