Faremi Surname

154,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Faremi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faremi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,8161:62,9064,647
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Faremi (90) may also be a first name.

Faremi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Faremi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faremi? popularity and diffusion

Faremi is the 154,414th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,563,330 people. The last name Faremi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Faremi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Faremi is also the 1,005,046th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 90 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,816 people, or 1 in 62,906. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Osun, where 22 percent are found, Lagos, where 17 percent are found and Ogun, where 17 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Faremi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Faremi surname is principally Christian (83%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farzemi922/
Farhemi921/
Faremie921/
Faremii921/
Farami83227/
Farimi8353/
Varemi8323/
Farema8315/
Faromi8311/
Feremi834/
Foremi831/
Ferremi77723/
Fahromi7744/
Faraami7744/
Farohmi7729/
Vareimi7729/
Farhami7716/
Fahrimi7715/
Faramai778/
Farrimi774/
Fareema774/
Faremer774/
Varemei772/
Farhimi772/
Farimie771/
Farimai771/
Faurema771/
Fariema771/
Farahami7126/
Farhamei7111/
Fairomie711/
Faroitmi711/
Faraamie711/
Fatremeh711/
Farheema711/
Farima671,217/
Faryma67525/
Farame67121/
Veremi6766/
Forami6732/
Farome6722/
Ferami6719/
Varami6717/
Foromi679/
Forema679/
Varimi677/
Farime676/
Foremy673/
Fereme673/
Voremi672/
Feromi671/
Faramj671/
Faramy671/
Feremy671/

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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
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  • 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 Faremi
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