Farab Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Farab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1581:485,96529,156
Indonesia1311:1,009,53673,900
India101:76,706,538639,611
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Farab (104) may also be a first name.

Farab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farab (Hindi: फराब, Marathi: फराब, Russian: Фараб) occurs most in Iran. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 849,693rd most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Farab reside; 54 percent reside in South Asia and 52 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Farab is also the 925,156th most numerous forename on earth, borne by 104 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 485,965. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Gilan Province, where 27 percent reside, East Azerbaijan Province, where 21 percent reside and Hormozgan Province, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Iran Farab exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 41 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farhab918/
Fargab913/
Farzab912/
Farabh912/
Fahrab911/
Farahab836/
Farzaib831/
Farhabz831/
Faharab831/
Faraf80154/
Varab80101/
Faraw8032/
Farap8012/
Fareb8011/
Farav805/
Ferab802/
Farob802/
Forab801/
Farahf7395/
Farova7363/
Fayrap7361/
Varabh7350/
Farafe7313/
Farape736/
Fareeb736/
Pharab736/
Vairab733/
Faroob733/
Farhaf733/
Fahraf733/
Faroub732/
Farraw732/
Fargav732/
Faroib732/
Fearav732/
Farrav732/
Farajf731/
Faaraf731/
Vahrab731/
Fahrob731/
Farzaw731/
Fasraf731/
Vaarab731/
Varaib731/
Farhap731/
Farowa731/
Farhav731/
Farobz731/
Fasraw730/
Faurob730/
Fargova6718/
Vaharab674/
Pharabh673/
Faurowa672/
Fairauv672/
Farravd671/
Farahav671/
Farahap671/
Fgaurav671/
Phargab671/

Farab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farab in the Marathi language
फराबpharaba80
फरबpharaba20
Farab in the Hindi language
फराबpharaba66.67
फरबpharaba33.33
Farab in the Russian language
Фарабfarab-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Farab
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