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
Faraah (Hindi: फराह, Marathi: फराह) is found most in Somaliland. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Faraah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faraah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Faraah is the 1,121,821st most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Faraah are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Faraah is also the 365,345th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 533 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Somaliland, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 20,834. Other than Somaliland this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 17 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.
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 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis