Faraba Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Faraba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faraba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Faraba (787) may also be a first name.

Faraba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faraba (Marathi: फरबा) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faraba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Faraba are found; 44 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Faraba is also the 292,224th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 787 people.

The last name Faraba is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 12,797,087. In Iran Faraba is most common in: Tehran Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Iran it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent reside and Cameroon, where 17 percent reside.

Faraba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Faraba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Faraba last name contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farabay9222/
Farabad9220/
Farayba921/
Farabah921/
Farahba921/
Farhaba921/
Fgaraba921/
Farabaz921/
Farabea920/
Farabeau8659/
Farabaha8612/
Farabauh861/
Farrabas861/
Farajbad861/
Farabi8313,476/
Farabe83377/
Faraby83129/
Farawa8345/
Varaba8319/
Farava8311/
Faroba834/
Fareba831/
Farabo831/
Faaraabay802/
Farabauth801/
Farabee771,904/
Faraway77283/
Farabih77167/
Farabet77111/
Faraboy7749/
Farrabi7736/
Farroba7732/
Farabos7727/
Farhabi7713/
Fareabe779/
Farabot777/
Faravah776/
Faravat776/
Faravay775/
Fairabi775/
Vairaba773/
Varabay773/
Farhava772/
Faraiva772/
Farampa772/
Farzabi772/
Farabeh772/
Farouba772/
Farhaby772/
Farraby771/
Faraber771/
Farabes771/
Farabuj771/
Farahua771/
Faranpa771/
Farasva771/
Faravaj771/
Farrabe771/
Farasua771/
Farabou771/
Faraboz771/
Fargaby771/
Faraibi771/
Fareeba771/
Farzava771/
Farabie770/
Fearaby770/
Farabis770/
Farebay770/
Varabhai712,778/
Farraway71289/
Farrampa7157/
Ferahbay7120/
Farrabee7119/
Fearebay7115/
Varabhau718/
Pharabad716/
Faravaha714/
Faravahe714/
Varabhay713/
Faraabee712/
Farabood711/
Farahava711/
Farahvas711/
Farhanpa711/
Farabott711/
Vharabah711/
Farzavah711/
Farravat711/
Faaraabi711/
Fairabee710/
Varava675,325/
Farobi67430/
Vareba67178/
Faroby67170/
Farawo67160/
Varawa67129/
Pharabhai6783/
Fharrabie6779/
Farova6763/
Farobo6762/
Faravi6723/
Pharabeau6718/
Varabe6710/
Farebo676/
Veraba676/
Varabi675/
Farobe673/
Fereba672/
Pharabhat671/
Faraheeva671/
Farave671/
Faravo671/
Farowa671/
Varaby671/
Varoba671/
Faravy671/
Fairraway671/
Forava671/
Foroba671/
Ferabo671/

Faraba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faraba in the Marathi language
फरबाpharaba-

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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
  • 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 Faraba
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