Farahi Surname
Approximately 15,962 people bear this surname
Farahi Surname User-submission:
An Arabic surname meaning 'Joy', but has origins in Ireland, England and Persia also.
Farahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 13,154 | 1:5,837 | 798 |
| Morocco | 1,363 | 1:25,294 | 3,996 |
| Algeria | 654 | 1:59,070 | 9,910 |
| United States | 198 | 1:1,830,601 | 119,637 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Afghanistan | 98 | 1:328,094 | 5,053 |
| India | 68 | 1:11,280,373 | 208,492 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| France | 55 | 1:1,207,686 | 126,065 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Farahi (972) may also be a first name.
Farahi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
An Arabic surname meaning 'Joy', but has origins in Ireland, England and Persia also.
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Farahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Farahi (Hindi: फराही, Marathi: फरही) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Farahi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 33,274th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 456,556 people. Farahi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Farahi reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Farahi is also the 258,519th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 972 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 13,154 people, or 1 in 5,837. In Iran Farahi is mostly concentrated in: Fars Province, where 16 percent live, Tehran Province, where 15 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 10 percent live. Outside of Iran this last name is found in 40 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 9 percent live and Algeria, where 4 percent live.
Farahi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Farahi last name are 12.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.91% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Farahi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.69% less than the national average, earning 229,469 kr per year; in United States they earn 55.27% more than the national average, earning $66,997 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.85% less than the national average, earning $43,796 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farrahi | 92 | 208 | / |
| Fargahi | 92 | 11 | / |
| Farajhi | 92 | 4 | / |
| Farahih | 92 | 3 | / |
| Faraahi | 92 | 3 | / |
| Farahie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fatrahi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Farahhiz | 86 | 6 | / |
| Farrahoi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Farahayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Farrahie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Varahi | 83 | 6,309 | / |
| Faraei | 83 | 448 | / |
| Ferahi | 83 | 170 | / |
| Farohi | 83 | 125 | / |
| Farahe | 83 | 90 | / |
| Farehi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Farahooie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ferrahi | 77 | 891 | / |
| Faraher | 77 | 54 | / |
| Farrehi | 77 | 45 | / |
| Farrohi | 77 | 30 | / |
| Farohid | 77 | 20 | / |
| Fahraei | 77 | 13 | / |
| Faraheh | 77 | 10 | / |
| Farohit | 77 | 7 | / |
| Farrahe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Farhoui | 77 | 3 | / |
| Farajji | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pharahi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Faraiji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farojhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faraeih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farraei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fargohi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ferhahi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Feirahi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farhahe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Feerahi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farae | 73 | 21 | / |
| Farraher | 71 | 249 | / |
| Farajieh | 71 | 171 | / |
| Farajhaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fareaher | 71 | 0 | / |
| Farrahes | 71 | 0 | / |
| Farrahey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Faroui | 67 | 439 | / |
| Faraee | 67 | 332 | / |
| Farohe | 67 | 313 | / |
| Faraes | 67 | 38 | / |
| Faroei | 67 | 31 | / |
| Farrae | 67 | 31 | / |
| Faroua | 67 | 27 | / |
| Varaei | 67 | 25 | / |
| Fareeh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Varohi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Farooi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ferahe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Farauj | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ferehi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Varahe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vorahi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faraoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faraej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farajjesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farhae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fareay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varaoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farauy | 67 | 1 | / |
Farahi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Farahi in the Hindi language | ||
| फराही | pharahi | - |
| Farahi in the Marathi language | ||
| फरही | pharahi | 81.82 |
| फराही | pharahi | 18.18 |
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