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 last name Faraba (Marathi: फरबा) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faraba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Faraba is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Faraba reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 292,224th most common first name in the world, borne by 787 people.

This last name is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 12,797,087. In Iran Faraba is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Iran this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found 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 bearing the Faraba last name declined 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
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  • 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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