Fara Surname
Approximately 13,681 people bear this surname
Fara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2,903 | 1:21,067 | 3,658 |
| Algeria | 1,181 | 1:32,711 | 5,948 |
| Argentina | 1,175 | 1:36,377 | 3,036 |
| Indonesia | 825 | 1:160,302 | 15,644 |
| Somalia | 686 | 1:19,609 | 1,156 |
| Romania | 638 | 1:31,470 | 4,006 |
| France | 581 | 1:114,325 | 17,194 |
| United States | 522 | 1:694,366 | 54,999 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Benin | 444 | 1:23,278 | 3,126 |
| Kenya | 378 | 1:122,169 | 10,207 |
| Czechia | 342 | 1:31,092 | 5,056 |
| Poland | 248 | 1:153,261 | 21,768 |
| Nigeria | 244 | 1:725,995 | 33,220 |
| Niger | 224 | 1:85,679 | 3,660 |
| Afghanistan | 163 | 1:197,259 | 3,756 |
| Russia | 161 | 1:895,174 | 71,277 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Brazil | 140 | 1:1,529,102 | 50,957 |
| Serbia | 127 | 1:56,259 | 5,330 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Iran | 119 | 1:645,231 | 34,926 |
| Chile | 106 | 1:166,193 | 5,518 |
| Pakistan | 103 | 1:1,734,407 | 17,708 |
| India | 97 | 1:7,907,891 | 167,329 |
| Spain | 94 | 1:497,362 | 25,035 |
| Colombia | 87 | 1:549,127 | 7,304 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Haiti | 81 | 1:131,900 | 5,863 |
| Peru | 81 | 1:392,397 | 12,711 |
| Germany | 66 | 1:1,219,780 | 78,810 |
| Philippines | 65 | 1:1,557,511 | 106,526 |
| Zambia | 60 | 1:264,165 | 15,663 |
| Malaysia | 56 | 1:526,683 | 26,095 |
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| Albania | 52 | 1:56,040 | 7,029 |
| Austria | 51 | 1:166,969 | 21,809 |
| Madagascar | 49 | 1:482,650 | 1,766 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| Greece | 46 | 1:240,865 | 36,930 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Tajikistan | 38 | 1:220,702 | 1,987 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Sweden | 35 | 1:281,336 | 19,530 |
| United Arab Emirates | 35 | 1:261,779 | 19,039 |
| Guinea | 33 | 1:358,601 | 1,162 |
| Uzbekistan | 33 | 1:937,247 | 18,607 |
| Senegal | 28 | 1:520,691 | 2,209 |
| Ukraine | 28 | 1:1,625,811 | 125,303 |
| Kazakhstan | 27 | 1:654,907 | 44,542 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 1:1,929,824 | 23,635 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Fára (104), Fará (2), Farà (1), Fãrä (1) & Fără (1) are calculated separately.
Fara (110,426) may also be a first name.
Fara Demographics
Average Fara Salary in
United States
$51,501 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fara (Arabic: فرع, Bengali: ফারা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﺭﺍ, Hindi: फरा, Oriya: ଫାରା, Russian: Фара) is found most in Italy. It can also be rendered as a variant: Fára, Fará, Farà, Fãrä or Fără. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fara? popularity and diffusion
Fara is the 38,440th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 532,676 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Fara live; 22 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 21 percent live in Italic Europe. Fara is also the 9,311th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 110,426 people.
This last name is most common in Italy, where it is held by 2,903 people, or 1 in 21,067. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Sardinia, where 72 percent are found, Piedmont, where 15 percent are found and Lombardy, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Italy Fara is found in 116 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 9 percent are found and Argentina, where 9 percent are found.
Fara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fara has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fara surname expanded 2,747 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 355 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Fara surname is chiefly Muslim (86%) in Russia and Muslim (90%) in Kenya.
In The United States Fara are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the party.
The amount Fara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 17.42% less than the national average, earning €24,798 per year; in Peru they earn 31.86% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,208 per year; in South Africa they earn 80.34% less than the national average, earning R 46,716 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.59% less than the national average, earning $19,163,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.36% more than the national average, earning $51,501 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.43% less than the national average, earning $37,051 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fara in the Bengali language | ||
| ফারা | phara | - |
| Fara in the Hindi language | ||
| फरा | phara | 96.7 |
| फारा | phara | 1.9 |
| फ़रा | fara | 0.13 |
| Fara in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫାରା | phara | 81.82 |
| ଫରା | phara | 9.09 |
| ନରଗିସ | naragisa | 9.09 |
| Fara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﺭﺍ | fara | 65.52 |
| ﺍﻓﺎﺭﺍ | afara | 10.34 |
| ﻓﺎﺭﻩ | farh | 6.9 |
| ﺃﻓﺎﺭﺍ | afara | 6.9 |
| ﻓﺎﺭﻱ | fary | 3.45 |
| ﺍﻓﺎﺭ | afar | 3.45 |
| ﺍﻟﻔﺎﺭﻩ | alfarh | 3.45 |
| Fara in the Russian language | ||
| Фара | fara | - |
| Fara in the Arabic language | ||
| فرع | fr | - |
| فراء | fra | - |
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Footnotes
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