Faray Surname
Approximately 4,693 people bear this surname
Faray Surname Definition:
FARAY: From Faray in the island of Walls, Orkney. Henre Fara in Etha (Eday), member of assize in Kirkwall, 1564 (REO., p. 120). Margaret Faray, heir of Henry Faray in Hunclete, 1616 (Inquis., 640).
Faray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,824 | 1:19,320 | 2,434 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Chile | 143 | 1:123,192 | 4,428 |
| Argentina | 135 | 1:316,618 | 25,164 |
| Brazil | 134 | 1:1,597,570 | 52,858 |
| Tanzania | 86 | 1:615,600 | 37,853 |
| Indonesia | 73 | 1:1,811,633 | 116,472 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
Faray (1,611) may also be a first name.
Faray Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
FARAY: From Faray in the island of Walls, Orkney. Henre Fara in Etha (Eday), member of assize in Kirkwall, 1564 (REO., p. 120). Margaret Faray, heir of Henry Faray in Hunclete, 1616 (Inquis., 640).
Faray Demographics
Average Faray Salary in
United States
$6,417 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Faray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Faray (Russian: Фарай) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faray? popularity and diffusion
The last name Faray is the 100,616th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,552,854 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Faray are found; 81 percent are found in Central Africa and 81 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Faray is also the 192,490th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 1,611 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,824 people, or 1 in 19,320. Barring The DR Congo it is found in 39 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 4 percent reside and Chile, where 3 percent reside.
Faray Last Name Statistics demography
Faray earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 85.13% less than the national average, earning $6,417 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Faray Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faray in the Russian language | ||
| Фарай | faraj | - |
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Footnotes
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