Farao Surname

116,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Farao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,6531:20,4212,586
Niger2841:67,5783,082
Brazil1601:1,337,96545,535
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Italy1561:392,03044,332
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Greece791:140,25123,222
Argentina681:628,58044,177
Zambia621:255,64415,337
Zimbabwe371:417,25037,018
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Namibia341:70,8657,497
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
India91:85,229,487684,495
France81:8,302,840321,660
England61:9,286,343223,652
Samoa41:48,452659
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Faraó (6) & Faraò (4) are calculated separately.

Farao (550) may also be a first name.

Farao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farao (Arabic: فراو, Marathi: फराओ, Russian: Фарао) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Faraó or Faraò. Click here for further potential spellings of Farao.

How Common Is The Last Name Farao? popularity and diffusion

Farao is the 116,250th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,837,042 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Farao reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 359,069th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 550 people.

The last name Farao is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,653 people, or 1 in 20,421. In South Africa Farao is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 82 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 8 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 5 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Farao is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 7 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Farao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Farao surname are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.31% registered with the political party.

The amount Farao earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.35% less than the national average, earning R 136,992 per year and in United States they earn 7.15% more than the national average, earning $46,235 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faraó936/
Faraò934/
Faraou91374/
Faraos91140/
Faraoh91113/
Farrao9156/
Faraho9143/
Fairao914/
Farzao911/
Faraoz911/
F'Arao911/
Faraoa911/
Faraohs831/
Fairaoz831/
Farraoy830/
Varao801,214/
Faroa80575/
Ferao80439/
Forao80155/
Férao801/
Farahooz772/
Farrahoi771/
Farajjou771/
Ferrao734,204/
Pharao73377/
Faroha73326/
Farooh73216/
Faroah7337/
Feraho7328/
Faroua7327/
Vairao7320/
Faruia737/
Feraou736/
Farooa735/
Faroat735/
Faroas734/
Faroaz733/
Farroa732/
Feirao732/
Varrao732/
Varaoh731/
Varaoi731/
Varaoo731/
Farhoa731/
Faraós731/
Varaao731/
Feerao731/
Varaho731/
Forrao731/
Vaerao731/
Farahooie712/
Pharaoh672,470/
Farohah6799/
Faaruia6781/
Ferraou6740/
Faragia6728/
Fauroat6713/
Farayya6711/
Farohot6710/
Farouah679/
Faroooj677/
Farroha676/
Farroat676/
Faraiya675/
Phairao675/
Fairoaz673/
Feeraoj673/
Fatroah673/
Ferraeo672/
Varayio671/
Pharaou671/
Faroash671/
Varhaoh671/
Farahaouch671/
Faharoa671/
Farouas671/
Farouau671/
Farouou671/
Forayyo671/
Forzaoh671/
Farroea670/

Farao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farao in the Marathi language
फराओphara'o-
Farao in the Russian language
Фараоfarao-
Farao in the Arabic language
فراوfraw-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Farao
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