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
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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 borne by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Fára, Fará, Farà, Fãrä or Fără. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fara? popularity and diffusion
It is the 38,440th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 532,676 people. The surname Fara occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Fara reside; 22 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 21 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 9,311th most frequent given name at a global level It is held by 110,426 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Italy, where it is borne by 2,903 people, or 1 in 21,067. In Italy it is primarily found in: Sardinia, where 72 percent reside, Piedmont, where 15 percent reside and Lombardy, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Italy this last name exists in 116 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 9 percent reside and Argentina, where 9 percent reside.
Fara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fara surname rose 2,747 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 355 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (86%) in Russia and Muslim (90%) in Kenya.
In The United States Fara are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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