Fardowsa Surname

133,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Fardowsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fardowsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,3481:13,7931,697
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Fardowsa (33,990) may also be a first name.

Fardowsa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fardowsa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fardowsa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 133,733rd most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,162,477 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Fardowsa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Fardowsa is also the 25,302nd most prevalent given name internationally, held by 33,990 people.

Fardowsa is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,348 people, or 1 in 13,793. In Kenya Fardowsa is most frequent in: Mandera County, where 52 percent live, Wajir County, where 33 percent live and Garissa County, where 15 percent live. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Fardowsa Last Name Statistics demography

Fardowsa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.61% less than the national average, earning $21,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fardhowsa941/
Fardowsha941/
Fardowsi88634/
Fardowsy88360/
Fardowso88244/
Fardawsa881/
Fardowse881/
Ferdowsa881/
Fardawsi759/
Fordowso751/
Farduwsi751/
Ferdawsey595/

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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 Fardowsa
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