Farber Surname

39,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Farber Surname Definition:

“Dyer” in German.

Farber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,6991:33,8784,233
Canada4601:80,0998,949
Germany3081:261,38127,997
Russia2631:547,99649,459
South Africa1921:282,17627,721
Argentina1791:238,79019,438
Brazil1691:1,266,71243,490
England1251:445,74429,621
Ukraine871:523,24959,336
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
Australia671:402,92132,505
Belgium631:182,48624,456
Israel601:142,62715,171
Estonia581:22,7904,104
France401:1,660,568152,033
Latvia341:60,2959,027
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
Austria311:274,69131,731
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Transnistria221:21,5773,838
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Monaco91:4,118434
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
China71:195,331,65210,124
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9131:55,0046,165

The alternate forms: Färber (9,408) & Fārber (1) are calculated separately.

Farber (48) may also be a first name.

Farber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Dyer” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who dyed cloth.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Farber Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farber (Russian: Фарбер) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Färber or Fārber. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Farber? popularity and diffusion

Farber is the 39,795th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 552,463 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Farber live; 74 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Farber is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 48 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 10,699 people, or 1 in 33,878. In The United States Farber is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 16 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 55 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Farber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farber has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Farber last name grew 1,172 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 658 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Farber Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Farber surname is predominantly Jewish (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Farber are 39.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.06% being registered with the political party.

The amount Farber earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 403.11% more than the national average, earning R 1,195,570 per year; in United States they earn 16.33% more than the national average, earning $50,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.27% more than the national average, earning $72,673 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Färber949,408/
Fārber941/
Faerber922,685/
Farberh923/
Farbere922/
Farbert921/
Faurber921/
Farberd921/
Fairber920/
Farbear920/
Faarber920/
Farbe91270/
Fairbert8646/
Faerberh862/
Ferber8310,842/
Farver831,991/
Forber83646/
Farbez83361/
Farwer83119/
Farbei8382/
Farbes8375/
Farbey8364/
Farbeh8310/
Farbee837/
Varber835/
Farbej834/
Farbed832/
Fgarbe831/
Fairbe831/
Faruer831/
Farbet830/
Farberova80121/
Fairbeard8013/
Forbert77132/
Fairbee77112/
Forbear7797/
Färbert7725/
Ferbier773/
Farbees771/
Farrbee771/
Farverz771/
Forbier771/
Forbere771/
Varbier771/
Farhuer771/
Farbetz771/
Farveer771/
Fairver770/
Ferbear770/
Fahruer770/
Forrber770/
Farve73713/
Farba73185/
Farby7386/
Forbe7383/
Varbe7339/
Farbi7317/
Faarbech7117/
Fourbear719/
Foerberh713/
Fearebee711/
Fairbair711/
Farweher711/
Farouher711/
Farguher710/
Fourbier710/
Forbes67111,630/
Verber671,093/
Farvej67378/
Faurby67283/
Fearby67276/
Farbiś67253/
Varbhe67239/
Forbey67178/
Farbis6769/
Forbeh6742/
Färberová6734/
Fourbe6725/
Farbyi6720/
Forbez6716/
Farbiz6714/
Varver6712/
Forver6711/
Forbie6710/
Forbet679/
Farbay677/
Forbir675/
Forbed674/
Farvey673/
Farboi673/
Vorber673/
Farbai672/
Fairve671/
Farbij671/
Farvee671/
Varbeh671/
Fairby671/
Fairbairh671/
Farbaj671/
Farbio671/
Farbit670/
Forbee670/
Farboy670/
Varuer670/

Farber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farber in the Russian language
Фарберfarber-

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