Faafar Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Faafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Faafar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faafar occurs most in Malaysia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faafar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Faafar are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Faafar is most prevalent in: Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent reside and Pahang, where 50 percent reside. Beside Malaysia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 25 percent reside and The Philippines, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fahafar921/
Fafar9159/
Fafard833,244/
Fajfar831,067/
Fayfar8364/
Faifar8358/
Fafare8315/
Fafart8313/
Faffar838/
Fatfar834/
Pfajfar77281/
Pfatfar775/
Fhaffar773/
Fahdfar771/
Faffard771/
Fofar7322/
Vafar7312/
Fafor738/
Fefar734/
Fafarova711/
Fafore67490/
Faford67242/
Fofare67175/
Faifor6765/
Feifar6752/
Fafeur6728/
Fafoor6727/
Feyfar6716/
Fayfor6711/
Faforh673/
Vaffar672/
Faffor672/
Vafaar671/
Phafar671/
Vaifar671/
Fasfor671/
Fafour671/
Fojfar671/
Fafort670/

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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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  • 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 Faafar
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