Farahi Surname

33,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Farahi Surname User-submission:

An Arabic surname meaning 'Joy', but has origins in Ireland, England and Persia also.

Farahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran13,1541:5,837798
Morocco1,3631:25,2943,996
Algeria6541:59,0709,910
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Afghanistan981:328,0945,053
India681:11,280,373208,492
England551:1,013,05650,089
France551:1,207,686126,065
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Israel191:450,40234,739
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Norway71:734,61250,907
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

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.

- theboricua126

Farahi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farahi (Hindi: फराही, Marathi: फरही) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farahi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Farahi is the 33,274th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 456,556 people. It is primarily found 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 commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 972 people.

Farahi is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 13,154 people, or 1 in 5,837. In Iran Farahi is most frequent in: Fars Province, where 16 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 15 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 10 percent are found. Beside Iran this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 9 percent are found and Algeria, where 4 percent are found.

Farahi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Farahi surname are 12.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.91% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farrahi92208/
Fargahi9211/
Farajhi924/
Farahih923/
Faraahi923/
Farahie921/
Fatrahi921/
Farahhiz866/
Farrahoi861/
Farahayi861/
Farrahie861/
Varahi836,309/
Faraei83448/
Ferahi83170/
Farohi83125/
Farahe8390/
Farehi8310/
Farahooie802/
Ferrahi77891/
Faraher7754/
Farrehi7745/
Farrohi7730/
Farohid7720/
Fahraei7713/
Faraheh7710/
Farohit777/
Farrahe776/
Farhoui773/
Farajji773/
Pharahi772/
Faraiji771/
Farojhi771/
Faraeih771/
Farraei771/
Fargohi771/
Ferhahi771/
Feirahi771/
Farhahe771/
Feerahi771/
Farae7321/
Farraher71249/
Farajieh71171/
Farajhaj711/
Fareaher710/
Farrahes710/
Farrahey710/
Faroui67439/
Faraee67332/
Farohe67313/
Faraes6738/
Faroei6731/
Farrae6731/
Faroua6727/
Varaei6725/
Fareeh6719/
Varohi6718/
Farooi6712/
Ferahe679/
Farauj677/
Ferehi674/
Varahe674/
Vorahi671/
Faraoa671/
Faraej671/
Farajjesh671/
Farhae671/
Forahe671/
Fareay671/
Varaoi671/
Farauy671/

Farahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farahi in the Hindi language
फराहीpharahi-
Farahi in the Marathi language
फरहीpharahi81.82
फराहीpharahi18.18

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