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Where Does The Last Name Faras Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Faras (Bengali: ফারাস, Hindi: फरस, Marathi: फरास, Oriya: ଫରାସ, Russian: Фарас) is found most in India. It may appear as: Faraş, Faraś or Farás. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faras? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Faras is the 93,495^th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,428,091 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Faras live; 62 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 131,449^th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 3,025 people.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 2,575 people, or 1 in 297,889. In India Faras is most common in: Maharashtra, where 87 percent live, Goa, where 5 percent live and West Bengal, where 4 percent live. Barring India Faras occurs in 63 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 12 percent live and Morocco, where 11 percent live.

Faras Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Faras has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Faras last name increased 334 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faras Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Faras surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% being registered with the political party.

Faras earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.61% less than the national average, earning $33,393 USD per year.