El Farah Surname
Approximately 946 people bear this surname
El Farah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
El Farah (328) may also be a first name.
El Farah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El Farah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname El Farah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺍﺡ) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name El Farah? popularity and diffusion
The surname El Farah is the 377,677th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,703,537 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of El Farah reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 52 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. El Farah is also the 484,112th most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 328 people.
This surname is most frequent in Egypt, where it is carried by 488 people, or 1 in 188,393. Without taking into account Egypt it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 47 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Farash | 94 | 793 | / |
| El Farrah | 94 | 12 | / |
| El Fara | 93 | 9 | / |
| El Farrash | 89 | 123 | / |
| El Farrach | 89 | 19 | / |
| El Faras | 88 | 824 | / |
| El Farra | 88 | 557 | / |
| El Faraj | 88 | 396 | / |
| El Faraa | 88 | 240 | / |
| El Varah | 88 | 62 | / |
| El-Farah | 88 | 4 | / |
| El Farat | 88 | 4 | / |
| El Fatra | 88 | 1 | / |
| El Farad | 88 | 1 | / |
| El Farha | 88 | 1 | / |
| El Farrai | 82 | 137 | / |
| El Farrad | 82 | 10 | / |
| El Farhat | 82 | 6 | / |
| El Varrah | 82 | 6 | / |
| El Farraa | 82 | 6 | / |
| El-Farrah | 82 | 4 | / |
| El Faraid | 82 | 4 | / |
| El Ferrah | 82 | 2 | / |
| El-Farash | 82 | 2 | / |
| El Faraij | 82 | 1 | / |
| El Farraj | 82 | 1 | / |
| El Fayraz | 82 | 1 | / |
| El Faro | 80 | 21 | / |
| El Fera | 80 | 19 | / |
| El Vara | 80 | 13 | / |
| El-Fara | 80 | 3 | / |
| El Farhood | 78 | 655 | / |
| El Farrass | 78 | 21 | / |
| El-Farrash | 78 | 5 | / |
| El Farrouh | 78 | 1 | / |
| El-Farra | 75 | 87 | / |
| El Verah | 75 | 66 | / |
| El Varha | 75 | 45 | / |
| El Fargo | 75 | 9 | / |
| El Farou | 75 | 4 | / |
| El-Faraj | 75 | 3 | / |
| El-Faras | 75 | 1 | / |
| El Varea | 75 | 1 | / |
| El Farro | 75 | 1 | / |
| El Ferra | 75 | 1 | / |
| El Ferrai | 71 | 136 | / |
| El Verrah | 71 | 27 | / |
| El Farroj | 71 | 1 | / |
| El-Faraid | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Varrha | 71 | 1 | / |
| El-Ferrah | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Fayrouz | 67 | 98 | / |
| El Farroud | 67 | 1 | / |
El Farah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| El Farah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻔﺮﺍﺡ | alfrah | - |
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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
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- 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 El Farah
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