Farau Surname
Approximately 379 people bear this surname
Farau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 145 | 1:138,468 | 14,909 |
| Zimbabwe | 111 | 1:139,083 | 18,071 |
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Farau (101) may also be a first name.
Farau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Farau (Hindi: ़्फरौ, Marathi: फराउ) is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Farau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Farau is the 755,622nd most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 19,228,353 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Farau reside; 38 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 38 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Farau is also the 940,641st most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 101 people.
The surname Farau is most numerous in Romania, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 138,468. In Romania Farau is most frequent in: Arad County, where 72 percent live, Hunedoara County, where 26 percent live and Timiș County, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Romania Farau occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Farau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Farau in the Hindi language | ||
| ़्फरौ | pharau | - |
| Farau in the Marathi language | ||
| फराउ | phara'u | 80 |
| फराऊ | phara'u | 20 |
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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
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- 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 Farau
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