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 last name Farab (Hindi: फराब, Marathi: फराब, Russian: Фараб) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Farab? popularity and diffusion

Farab is the 849,693rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Farab are found; 54 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 925,156th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 104 people.

This last name is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 485,965. In Iran Farab is primarily found in: Gilan Province, where 27 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 21 percent are found and Hormozgan Province, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Iran it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 41 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

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

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