Farago Surname

84,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Farago Surname User-submission:

The name means 'carver' in Hungarian (from the verb farag = 'carve')

Farago Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1,3631:5,242656
United States8561:423,43336,646
Romania7111:28,2393,614
Brazil6451:331,89812,767
Italy4501:135,90421,738
Canada2361:156,12515,843
France1911:347,76352,251
Croatia1611:26,2655,446
Australia1311:206,07420,044
Germany1301:619,27349,237
Iran1271:604,58733,553
Israel921:93,01810,885
Hungary911:107,87110,330
Argentina891:480,26335,686
England771:723,61140,488
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
Slovakia411:130,15723,900
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Austria321:266,10730,958
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Norway111:467,48139,375
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Faragó (9,508) & Faragò (41) are calculated separately.

Farago (17) may also be a first name.

Farago Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name means 'carver' in Hungarian (from the verb farag = 'carve')

- szofia

Farago Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farago (Arabic: فرجو, Marathi: फारगो, Russian: Фараго) occurs in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Faragó or Faragò. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farago? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 84,881st most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,281,214 people. The last name Farago occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Farago live; 27 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 27 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 17 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Serbia, where it is carried by 1,363 people, or 1 in 5,242. In Serbia it is most frequent in: North Bačka District, where 37 percent are found, South Bačka District, where 28 percent are found and North Banat District, where 24 percent are found. Apart from Serbia this last name occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Romania, where 13 percent are found.

Farago Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Farago has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Farago last name increased 9,511 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Farago Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Farago last name are 4.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Farago earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 5.28% less than the national average, earning €28,443 per year; in Norway they earn 8.46% less than the national average, earning 316,812 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.88% more than the national average, earning $48,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.72% more than the national average, earning $55,505 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faragó949,508/
Faragò9441/
Faragou92116/
Farango9294/
Faragoi9242/
Faragod9237/
Farrago9227/
Faragos9224/
Faragoj926/
Faragoz921/
Faragot921/
Farragos8642/
Faragout8617/
Farangoo865/
Farragot860/
Faragott860/
Varago83469/
Faraga83340/
Farogo8314/
Ferago837/
Forago833/
Faragóová8043/
Farragood800/
Faragau77779/
Faragha77173/
Faranga7797/
Faragah7754/
Faragad7713/
Faragat7712/
Farogho7711/
Farraga779/
Faragas771/
Fatraga771/
Farongo771/
Farrego771/
Vairago771/
Faraaga771/
Faraghat71484/
Farougou7111/
Faraghas711/
Faragahe711/
Farrogot711/
Pharagod711/
Farragat710/
Forogo673,248/
Feraga67379/
Verago67210/
Varaga67205/
Faroga67178/
Pharagood6742/
Foraga6740/
Vorago6710/
Farega672/
Faroughou671/
Varogo671/
Ferego671/
Varego670/

Farago Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farago in the Marathi language
फारगोpharago50
फरगोpharago50
Farago in the Russian language
Фарагоfarago-
Farago in the Arabic language
فرجوfrjw-

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