Faraya Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Faraya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Faraya (307) may also be a first name.
Faraya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faraya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Faraya (Hindi: फारया, Marathi: फरया) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faraya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,168,711th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Faraya reside; 43 percent reside in South Asia and 36 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 502,288th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 307 people.
It is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 2,953,174. In Iran it is most frequent in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 62 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 35 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 4 percent are found. Other than Iran this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Syria, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Faraya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faraya in the Hindi language | ||
| फारया | pharaya | 75 |
| फराया | pharaya | 25 |
| Faraya in the Marathi language | ||
| फरया | pharaya | 60 |
| फारया | pharaya | 20 |
| फ़ोफ़ारया | fofaraya | 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 Faraya
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