Faraou Surname
Approximately 374 people bear this surname
Faraou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 354 | 1:54,215 | 2,667 |
| Greece | 20 | 1:553,990 | 69,165 |
Faraou (72) may also be a first name.
Faraou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faraou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Faraou occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Faraou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faraou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 763,307th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Faraou live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 72 people.
This surname is most widespread in Niger, where it is borne by 354 people, or 1 in 54,215. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 65 percent live, Dosso Region, where 25 percent live and Zinder Region, where 7 percent live. Excluding Niger this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Greece, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farao | 91 | 3,967 | / |
| Fajraouy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Farajjou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Faraos | 83 | 140 | / |
| Faraoh | 83 | 113 | / |
| Farrao | 83 | 56 | / |
| Faraho | 83 | 43 | / |
| Faroua | 83 | 27 | / |
| Faroju | 83 | 23 | / |
| Fairao | 83 | 4 | / |
| Faroou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Farzao | 83 | 1 | / |
| Faraoz | 83 | 1 | / |
| F'Arao | 83 | 1 | / |
| Faraoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Farouji | 77 | 168 | / |
| Farahud | 77 | 16 | / |
| Farouah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Farouja | 77 | 4 | / |
| Farouje | 77 | 2 | / |
| Farouud | 77 | 2 | / |
| Farouya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pharaou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fairaoz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farouue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faraohs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farooue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farouas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farouau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farouou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farauju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farraoy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Farahaouch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Varao | 73 | 1,214 | / |
| Faroa | 73 | 575 | / |
| Forao | 73 | 155 | / |
| Faraó | 73 | 6 | / |
| Faraò | 73 | 4 | / |
| Farău | 73 | 4 | / |
| Farrouji | 71 | 3 | / |
| Farahayu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Farahooz | 71 | 2 | / |
| Farrouja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farrouje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farrahoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farouyeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farhaoey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farrouat | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pharao | 67 | 377 | / |
| Faroha | 67 | 326 | / |
| Farooh | 67 | 216 | / |
| Farouault | 67 | 195 | / |
| Faroah | 67 | 37 | / |
| Vairao | 67 | 20 | / |
| Faroat | 67 | 5 | / |
| Farooa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Faroas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Varoju | 67 | 3 | / |
| Foroua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Faroaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Faroey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Varrao | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feirao | 67 | 2 | / |
| Farroa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Farahooie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Farooauie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Varaoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farhoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Forrao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faraej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foroou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farouggia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varaau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varaho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varaao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faraós | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varaoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varaoi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Faraou
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