Farber Surname
Approximately 13,191 people bear this surname
Farber Surname Definition:
“Dyer” in German.
Farber Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,699 | 1:33,878 | 4,233 |
| Canada | 460 | 1:80,099 | 8,949 |
| Germany | 308 | 1:261,381 | 27,997 |
| Russia | 263 | 1:547,996 | 49,459 |
| South Africa | 192 | 1:282,176 | 27,721 |
| Argentina | 179 | 1:238,790 | 19,438 |
| Brazil | 169 | 1:1,266,712 | 43,490 |
| England | 125 | 1:445,744 | 29,621 |
| Ukraine | 87 | 1:523,249 | 59,336 |
| Netherlands | 83 | 1:203,460 | 28,061 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Belgium | 63 | 1:182,486 | 24,456 |
| Israel | 60 | 1:142,627 | 15,171 |
| Estonia | 58 | 1:22,790 | 4,104 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Latvia | 34 | 1:60,295 | 9,027 |
| Mexico | 32 | 1:3,878,944 | 25,867 |
| Austria | 31 | 1:274,691 | 31,731 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Transnistria | 22 | 1:21,577 | 3,838 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Belarus | 17 | 1:558,886 | 50,306 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Paraguay | 11 | 1:657,886 | 7,708 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Monaco | 9 | 1:4,118 | 434 |
| Moldova | 8 | 1:445,171 | 30,722 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 913 | 1:55,004 | 6,165 |
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.
(German) One who dyed cloth.
Farber Demographics
Farber Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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
Farber Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Farber in the Russian language | ||
| Фарбер | farber | - |
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