Faraday Surname

242,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Faraday Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a travelling merchant' or 'chapman': a translation of journey (which in Chaucer's time meant a day's journey); Middle English faren, to travel; compare thoroughfare; v. Sojourner.

Faraday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
United States4021:901,63967,958
England3561:156,51114,782
Canada1261:292,42527,191
Australia1051:257,10223,526
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
India111:69,733,217610,955
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Wales51:618,90625,852
France51:13,284,544357,392
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China41:341,830,39216,990
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1341:181,90614,990
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Faraday (659) may also be a first name.

Faraday Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a travelling merchant' or 'chapman': a translation of journey (which in Chaucer's time meant a day's journey); Middle English faren, to travel; compare thoroughfare; v. Sojourner.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Celtic) the O.Irish Fearadhach [Irish fear, man + adhach,? ruler]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Celtic) the Old Irish Feradach (as in the 'Life of St. Columba,’ I. xii.) = Illustrious Man [Old Irish fer (mod. fear), man + ad, illustrious + the intens. suff. -ach]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This, like other compounds of day, is not very easily explained. Mr. Ferguson derives it from Anglo-Saxon fara, a traveller, with dag as a suffix; this, however, assists us but little.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Ferte or La Ferté, Normandy. The family of De la Ferté had branches in England from the Conquest. See Browne.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Dutch, Ferwerda (?); a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Faraday: a travelling merchant.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Faraday Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faraday (Arabic: فرداي) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faraday? popularity and diffusion

The surname Faraday is the 242,504th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,427,428 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Faraday reside; 32 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Faraday is also the 323,427th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 659 people.

The surname Faraday is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is borne by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Barring Ghana this surname exists in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and England, where 22 percent reside.

Faraday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Faraday has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,005 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 266 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faraday Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Faraday surname are 1.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.95% registered with the party.

The amount Faraday earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 37.48% more than the national average, earning R 326,712 per year; in United States they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning $46,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.84% more than the national average, earning $53,080 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farraday93105/
Farahday938/
Fairaday936/
Farayday931/
Faradays931/
Farada92496/
Farady92156/
Varaday86140/
Faraida86118/
Feraday8664/
Farrada8653/
Farhady8642/
Farasda869/
Faradaa869/
Farhada868/
Faraidy867/
Farzady866/
Faradai865/
Faradad865/
Farrady864/
Faradah864/
Fareday862/
Faradey862/
Faradea862/
Faradas861/
Faradat861/
Foraday861/
Faraîda861/
Faraïda861/
Farzada861/
Faradau861/
Faradiya80134/
Farradas8075/
Faradaus8030/
Varaiday8023/
Farradaz8022/
Faradash8017/
Pharaday8015/
Farhayda809/
Farhadah806/
Varadaya803/
Varadaye803/
Ferraday802/
Farhadoa802/
Faradoye802/
Faradais801/
Faradiia801/
Faarrada801/
Faradoyi801/
Varadayo801/
Farajdas801/
Fargaudy801/
Farhadad801/
Farahady801/
Farhaida801/
Varada7710,240/
Varady771,796/
Farade771,644/
Faradi771,146/
Faradj77794/
Fareda77515/
Ferada77126/
Farády7736/
Faroda7720/
Ferady7714/
Faredy777/
Forada777/
Farody772/
Faradé771/
Varahaday7527/
Farhaddad7514/
Faradjova7511/
Faradejas7510/
Farahaida753/
Fairadaus751/
Faradijah751/
Farhadyeh751/
Farhadi7170,331/
Ferrada7112,631/
Fareeda713,239/
Fereday711,958/
Farzadi711,575/
Fargade711,296/
Varadha71461/
Faradis71212/
Faraadi7178/
Vaarada7162/
Foradas7159/
Varadai7155/
Farhade7150/
Fareedy7144/
Farradj7137/
Feraudy7135/
Farțade7135/
Varadaa7134/
Faredah7131/
Varaada7122/
Faradie7122/
Varoday7117/
Varadyi7116/
Faraade7111/
Faradio7111/
Faradee7110/
Varadah7110/
Faradje719/
Farouda719/
Faroudy719/
Foreday717/
Farodah717/
Feraida717/
Faradei716/
Varadhy716/
Farroda716/
Ferrady716/
Farradi716/
Varhada716/
Foraida715/
Varrada714/
Farades714/
Faraude714/
Farradá714/
Fairadi714/
Farțadi714/
Faradeh714/
Faraidi714/
Ferhady714/
Faraide714/
Fairadaush713/
Faradou713/
Vearady712/
Faradgi712/
Farzade712/
Fourada712/
Farhody712/
Pharada711/
Ferhada711/
Fharadi711/
Fairade711/
Faradoj711/
Farahdi711/
Faratde711/
Fatrade711/
Vareday711/
Varadda711/
Varaida711/
Varadau711/
Féraudy711/
Faradet711/
Faradhe711/
Faradit711/
Faraudi711/
Fareade711/
Faredda711/
Fargadi711/
Foroday711/
Faraedi711/
Farhadiyeh711/
Foradat711/
Faraded711/
Feraedy710/
Farodoye67311/
Ferreday67181/
Varadiya6780/
Vaaraada6731/
Farahadi6723/
Faroidah6718/
Farhadii6718/
Farahade6712/
Varadhaa6711/
Farhoody6711/
Pharadai6711/
Fharadis6710/
Vareiday6710/
Farhadei679/
Fhareeda677/
Varoiday677/
Faradish676/
Farhadeh676/
Farhadid675/
Farrouda674/
Vaharada673/
Farhouda673/
Farrades672/
Pharadat672/
Farhadie672/
Pharadad671/
Pharadas671/
Ferraida671/
Farrader671/
Farreeda671/
Varaadha671/
Varadeja671/
Varahada671/
Varadaai671/
Varadaii671/
Varadeyo671/
Vorauday671/
Fahradge671/
Farzaduj671/
Fouraida671/
Farhadee671/
Fouraïda671/
Farahadijah671/
Faraides671/

Faraday Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Faraday in the Arabic language
فردايfrday-
فاراديfarady-

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