Faragu Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Faragu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faragu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Faragu (12) may also be a first name.

Faragu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faragu is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faragu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Faragu occurs mostly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Faragu live; 62 percent live in Oceania Islands and 62 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Southern Highlands, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Faragu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 27 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faragau92779/
Faragou92116/
Farangu9211/
Faragut927/
Farragut86401/
Faragout8617/
Farragus860/
Faragó839,508/
Varagu8348/
Farraguth8040/
Farragutt8014/
Ferragu77778/
Varaguu771/
Pharagu771/
Faroogu771/
Farougou7111/
Vairagau712/
Pharaghu711/
Faroughou671/
Veragu671/
Ferregu627/
Veeragu627/
Ferragù621/
Veeraghu575/
Veeragou571/
Forongou571/
Veerraghu532/
Fourougou532/
Veerraagu531/

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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 Faragu
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