Farb Surname

440,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Farb Surname User-submission:

The Farb surname comes from the German or Yiddish word Farbe, which means 'color'.

Farb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5831:621,71350,239
Canada781:472,37940,609
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Israel111:777,96750,646
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Farb (21) may also be a first name.

Farb Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Farb surname comes from the German or Yiddish word Farbe, which means 'color'.

- nate55555

Farb Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Farb Come From? nationality or country of origin

Farb (Russian: Фарб) occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 440,082nd most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,367,026 people. The last name Farb is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Farb live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. Farb is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 21 people.

The last name Farb is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 583 people, or 1 in 621,713. In The United States Farb is most frequent in: Florida, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States Farb occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent are found and Iraq, where 5 percent are found.

Farb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farb has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 5,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Farb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Farb surname are 39.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.45% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Farb earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 40.47% more than the national average, earning $60,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 142.9% more than the national average, earning $120,682 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farbs899/
Farbd891/
Vfarbs801/
Farw75342/
Ferb75129/
Forb7524/
Farf7518/
Varb7518/
Farp752/
Farbová7328/
Farbova734/
Forbs67565/
Farfs674/
Farww673/
Farvs673/
Förbs672/
Farfe672/
Fairf672/
Farpe672/
Fairw671/
Pharb671/
Farwf671/
Fairp671/
Fearf671/
Fharp671/
Fahrw670/

Farb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farb in the Russian language
Фарбfarb-

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