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 last name Farau (Hindi: ़्फरौ, Marathi: फराउ) is found most in Romania. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Farau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 755,622nd most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 19,228,353 people. Farau occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Farau live; 38 percent live in Eastern Europe and 38 percent live in Romanian Europe. Farau is also the 940,641st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 101 people.
The last name Farau is most prevalent in Romania, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 138,468. In Romania it is primarily found in: Arad County, where 72 percent live, Hunedoara County, where 26 percent live and Timiș County, where 3 percent live. Excluding Romania Farau exists in 16 countries. It is also common 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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