Faraah Surname
Approximately 216 people bear this surname
Faraah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somaliland | 168 | 1:20,834 | 879 |
| Iran | 36 | 1:2,132,848 | 74,334 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Faraah (533) may also be a first name.
Faraah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faraah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Faraah (Hindi: फराह, Marathi: फराह) is more frequently found in Somaliland than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Faraah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,121,821st most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Faraah reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 365,345th most common given name on earth, borne by 533 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Somaliland, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 20,834. Not including Somaliland Faraah occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 17 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Faraah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faraah in the Hindi language | ||
| फराह | pharaha | - |
| Faraah in the Marathi language | ||
| फराह | pharaha | 66.67 |
| फराहाफ | pharahapha | 33.33 |
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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 Faraah
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