Farahvash Surname

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

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Farahvash Surname User-submission:

Farahvash is an old and ancient Persian surname, meaning 'God of power' and 'God of mountains'.

Farahvash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Farahvash Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Farahvash is an old and ancient Persian surname, meaning 'God of power' and 'God of mountains'.

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Farahvash Last Name Facts

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

Farahvash is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Farahvash click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farahvash? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Farahvash is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Farahvash are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 47 percent live, New York, where 21 percent live and New Jersey, where 16 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Farahvash Last Name Statistics demography

Farahvash earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farahvas941/
Faravoush789/
Varavas758/
Varravas7121/
Varavais7116/
Vairavas711/
Farrabas711/
Väravas6338/
Farabos6327/
Faroofasht631/
Farabaz631/
Voravas631/
Farowas631/
Varophas5912/
Verravas594/
Ferreivas561/
Faraboz501/
Vorawas501/
Forobas501/

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