Faraye Surname
Approximately 365 people bear this surname
Faraye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 316 | 1:65,725 | 8,325 |
| Iran | 36 | 1:2,132,848 | 74,334 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Faraye (1,681) may also be a first name.
Faraye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faraye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Faraye is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faraye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 777,192nd most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 19,965,879 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Faraye reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 187,744th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 1,681 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 316 people, or 1 in 65,725. In Cameroon Faraye is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 93 percent live, North Region, where 6 percent live and Centre Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Cameroon it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 10 percent live and Chad, where 1 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Faraye
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