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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 carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Faraş, Faraś or Farás. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 93,495^th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,428,091 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Faras reside; 62 percent reside in South Asia and 48 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Faras is also the 131,449^th most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 3,025 people.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 2,575 people, or 1 in 297,889. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 87 percent live, Goa, where 5 percent live and West Bengal, where 4 percent live. Aside from India it exists in 63 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 12 percent live and Morocco, where 11 percent live.

Faras Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Faras has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Faras surname grew 334 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 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% registered to vote for 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.