Farag Surname

2,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Libya

Farag Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'disappearance of worries'. For example, if you recover from an illness. Arabs say God gave him faraj.

Farag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt128,8951:71389
Libya29,8041:21030
Saudi Arabia14,1911:2,174261
Sudan12,0401:3,115437
United States1,9141:189,37218,786
Kuwait5011:7,5861,062
Canada5011:73,5448,341
Bahrain4111:3,281540
Qatar3371:6,997752
United Arab Emirates2901:31,5943,414
Australia2821:95,72910,881
England1991:279,99021,818
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
France1801:369,01554,985
Germany1731:465,34940,819
Iraq1211:289,4355,881
Sweden981:100,4777,289
Netherlands941:179,65125,733
Italy821:745,81361,559
Israel731:117,22812,979
Austria591:144,32919,392
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Wales201:154,72710,755
Oman181:204,8873,723
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Yemen121:2,202,10813,606
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Norway91:571,36544,190
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
China81:170,915,1968,932
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Jordan61:1,473,74019,539
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
India51:153,413,076951,030
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Farag (27,719) may also be a first name.

Farag Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'disappearance of worries'. For example, if you recover from an illness. Arabs say God gave him faraj.

- faraj

Farag in Arabic means: happy outcome after suffering.

- sasaelhanoty

Farag Last Name Facts

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

Farag (Hindi: फराग, Marathi: फराग, Russian: Фараг) is found most frequently in Egypt. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farag? popularity and diffusion

The surname Farag is the 2,947th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 38,188 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Farag live; 89 percent live in North Africa and 89 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 29,597th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 27,719 people.

This surname is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 128,895 people, or 1 in 713. Apart from Egypt this last name exists in 82 countries. It is also found in Libya, where 16 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent are found.

Farag Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Farag surname is primarily Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Farag surname are 1.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.28% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Farag earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.54% less than the national average, earning €8,245 per year; in Norway they earn 11.26% less than the national average, earning 307,107 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.39% less than the national average, earning R 117,888 per year; in United States they earn 17.01% more than the national average, earning $50,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.42% more than the national average, earning $56,352 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farrag9142,432/
Faragh911,392/
Faraag91651/
Fairag91360/
Faraig9157/
Farahg913/
Faragk912/
Faragt911/
Faraug911/
Faarag911/
Fargag911/
Farragh8351/
Farraag839/
Faragke834/
Faraugh831/
Farajgh831/
Farague830/
Farax808,937/
Faraq804,200/
Farak80855/
Farac80736/
Varag80327/
Farog80203/
Ferag80151/
Forag8041/
Faragova7712/
Farraugt773/
Faroug7319,924/
Faarax7312,241/
Faroog732,982/
Ferrag731,755/
Fairaq731,359/
Vairag73403/
Farakh73384/
Fairak73369/
Farrak73304/
Faraqe73281/
Farake73241/
Faraax73199/
Faraux73125/
Faurax73123/
Farogh73106/
Faraqh7368/
Farzak7351/
Varagh7338/
Farraq7329/
Fayrac7326/
Farack7325/
Farauk7322/
Varhag7318/
Farahk7310/
Feragh739/
Farhak739/
Feraig739/
Pharag737/
Fajrak734/
Fahrak733/
Faraaq732/
Faraik732/
Farazq732/
Farazc732/
Farask731/
Varagk731/
Farakk731/
Farrax731/
Farazx731/
Fharak731/
Fayraq731/
Fareig731/
Faraqu731/
Faruog731/
Faraiq731/
Forhag730/
Faracs730/
Fearraigh715/
Farragová711/
Fairhaugh710/
Faraque67919/
Varhaug67500/
Farough67369/
Ferragh67345/
Farrakh67100/
Farajkh67100/
Fareaux6767/
Farrack6738/
Farakhe6728/
Farazkh6724/
Faroogh6716/
Fahrack6716/
Phairag6711/
Faaroog678/
Fauraux677/
Faraukh675/
Farroug675/
Fargoug674/
Faraakh673/
Farauck673/
Farahak672/
Farauqe671/
Farhask671/
Faharak671/
Farrogh671/
Forague671/
Fouragh671/
Farraqh671/
Farooqg671/
Farogue670/

Farag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farag in the Hindi language
फरागpharaga85.71
फरगpharaga14.29
Farag in the Marathi language
फरागpharaga83.33
फरगpharaga16.67
Farag in the Russian language
Фарагfarag-

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Farag Reference & Research

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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 Farag
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