Faragai Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Faragai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faragai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Faragai (14) may also be a first name.

Faragai Last Name Facts

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

Faragai is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Faragai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Faragai occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Faragai reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Faragai is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.

Faragai is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kano, where 78 percent live, Lagos, where 6 percent live and Yobe, where 3 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farangai931/
Faragi92933/
Faraga92340/
Farangi862,328/
Faraghi861,176/
Faragau86779/
Faraggi86248/
Faragha86173/
Faranga8697/
Faragah8654/
Faragoi8642/
Faragad8613/
Faragat8612/
Faragui8610/
Farraga869/
Faragis864/
Farhagi862/
Faragaj861/
Faragas861/
Faragih861/
Faraaga861/
Fatraga861/
Farhangi807,398/
Faraghat80484/
Farraghi8038/
Faranghi803/
Vairagai802/
Forangai802/
Fahrangi801/
Varagaji801/
Faragahe801/
Faraghas801/
Faraghit801/
Faraghie800/
Farragat800/
Farage772,659/
Foragi77385/
Feraga77379/
Varaga77205/
Faroga77178/
Feragi7746/
Varagi7745/
Foraga7740/
Faragy7719/
Farogi7712/
Farega772/
Faregi771/
Farhanghi7514/
Farahngay753/
Farrhangi751/
Vairagi713,528/
Faraghe711,459/
Farrage71736/
Fahregi71564/
Faragou71116/
Varagay7188/
Ferragi7135/
Farange7128/
Farougi7121/
Faroghi7116/
Foraggi7115/
Faroogi7112/
Ferraga7112/
Farouga7112/
Varagah7110/
Farrogi7110/
Varhaga718/
Faerega717/
Faragoj716/
Feragha714/
Vauragi713/
Faragee713/
Farroga713/
Feraghi713/
Faraghiyeh712/
Pharagi711/
Faragej711/
Farager711/
Faragez711/
Vairaga711/
Varagha711/
Fayregi711/
Farragè711/
Faroigi711/
Farongi711/
Fareega711/
Fouraga711/
Faraghy711/
Farogat711/
Feraggi711/
Faragher671,854/
Farougis67166/
Faroughi6787/
Pharangi6754/
Ferraggi6733/
Farooghi6725/
Faragout6717/
Faraguet6714/
Varagaye6712/
Varagaje676/
Faroogui675/
Ferahagi674/
Pharanga674/
Farhange673/
Varagiya672/
Vairagau672/
Farruiga672/
Vairagay672/
Feragiya671/
Faragheh671/
Farhager671/
Faroogie671/
Varagiye671/
Vairaggi671/
Vairagie671/
Fargougi671/
Vairagih671/
Faranghe671/
Farheghi671/
Faroghie671/
Farhangiyeh671/
Farzoghi671/
Farougui671/
Fahrongi671/
Fairhage670/

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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 Faragai
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