Al Far Surname

71,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Al Far Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Al Far Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan4,7121:1,877338
Palestine1,1891:3,826860
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Yemen3961:66,7314,808
Kuwait1251:30,4063,898
Lebanon671:84,1365,493
United Arab Emirates561:163,61212,461
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
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Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

Al Far Demographics

Al Far Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 51 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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Al Far Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Far occurs most in Jordan. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Al Far click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Far? popularity and diffusion

It is the 71,011th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,047,212 people. The last name Al Far is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Far reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Levant.

This surname is most numerous in Jordan, where it is carried by 4,712 people, or 1 in 1,877. In Jordan it is most numerous in: Amman Governorate, where 61 percent reside, Zarqa Governorate, where 19 percent reside and Irbid Governorate, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Jordan Al Far occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 17 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside.

Al Far Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Sunni (82%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Fajr921,087/
Al Fard925/
Al Fahr924/
Al Faar921/
Al Fahar864/
Al Farth861/
Al-Far83416/
Al-Fard779/
Al-Fajr772/
Al-Fahr772/
Al-Farr772/
Al Fourth672/
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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 Al Far
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