Fares Surname
Approximately 257,228 people bear this surname
Fares Surname User-submission:
It means 'knight' in Arabic.
Fares Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 73,828 | 1:1,245 | 178 |
| Iraq | 39,399 | 1:889 | 133 |
| Syria | 36,045 | 1:535 | 69 |
| Algeria | 18,534 | 1:2,084 | 229 |
| Morocco | 15,234 | 1:2,263 | 167 |
| Saudi Arabia | 14,708 | 1:2,098 | 246 |
| Libya | 14,050 | 1:444 | 75 |
| Lebanon | 12,526 | 1:450 | 68 |
| Jordan | 5,106 | 1:1,732 | 298 |
| Sudan | 3,920 | 1:9,569 | 1,352 |
| Palestine | 3,142 | 1:1,448 | 266 |
| Yemen | 3,078 | 1:8,585 | 1,114 |
| Kuwait | 1,678 | 1:2,265 | 283 |
| France | 1,660 | 1:40,014 | 5,002 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,642 | 1:5,580 | 695 |
| United States | 1,586 | 1:228,537 | 22,056 |
| Brazil | 1,559 | 1:137,315 | 5,248 |
| Ecuador | 1,523 | 1:10,444 | 1,683 |
| Tanzania | 1,321 | 1:40,077 | 4,589 |
| Italy | 1,218 | 1:50,211 | 9,033 |
| Argentina | 757 | 1:56,464 | 4,781 |
| Spain | 618 | 1:75,651 | 6,615 |
| Canada | 473 | 1:77,898 | 8,747 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Qatar | 300 | 1:7,860 | 857 |
| Tunisia | 246 | 1:2,482 | 309 |
| Belgium | 232 | 1:49,554 | 8,060 |
| Germany | 226 | 1:356,219 | 34,354 |
| Australia | 202 | 1:133,642 | 14,486 |
| Sweden | 177 | 1:55,631 | 4,305 |
| Bahrain | 162 | 1:8,325 | 1,494 |
| Oman | 159 | 1:23,195 | 2,025 |
| Venezuela | 154 | 1:196,130 | 5,384 |
| Namibia | 106 | 1:22,730 | 3,832 |
| England | 105 | 1:530,648 | 33,151 |
| Indonesia | 90 | 1:1,469,435 | 99,362 |
| Mexico | 74 | 1:1,677,381 | 17,205 |
| Paraguay | 73 | 1:99,134 | 2,323 |
| Denmark | 65 | 1:86,842 | 8,367 |
| Netherlands | 58 | 1:291,158 | 35,264 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Panama | 46 | 1:85,049 | 3,429 |
| Iran | 44 | 1:1,745,057 | 65,590 |
| Uruguay | 43 | 1:79,808 | 8,179 |
| Norway | 40 | 1:128,557 | 16,659 |
| Chile | 37 | 1:476,121 | 12,335 |
| Eritrea | 36 | 1:131,997 | 149 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Russia | 34 | 1:4,238,913 | 201,756 |
| Ivory Coast | 33 | 1:699,128 | 19,606 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Austria | 31 | 1:274,691 | 31,731 |
| Greece | 25 | 1:443,192 | 58,048 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Peru | 22 | 1:1,444,733 | 22,095 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Liberia | 19 | 1:232,028 | 14,625 |
| Senegal | 16 | 1:911,209 | 3,010 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Bolivia | 10 | 1:1,061,643 | 4,908 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Barbados | 9 | 1:31,939 | 1,516 |
| Guatemala | 9 | 1:1,786,963 | 6,100 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 70 | 1:717,410 | 46,098 |
The alternate forms: Farès (25) & Farés (18) are calculated separately.
Fares (207,375) may also be a first name.
Fares Surname Meaning
Fares Demographics
Average Fares Salary in
United States
$47,158 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fares Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fares Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fares (Arabic: بفارس, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﺭﺱ, Hindi: फरेस, Marathi: फारेस, Russian: Фарес) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Farès or Farés. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fares? popularity and diffusion
Fares is the 2,128th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 28,331 people. The surname Fares occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Fares live; 49 percent live in North Africa and 37 percent live in Levant. It is also the 5,031st most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 207,375 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 73,828 people, or 1 in 1,245. Apart from Egypt this last name occurs in 118 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 15 percent live and Syria, where 14 percent live.
Fares Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fares has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fares surname rose 2,266 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 438 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fares Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Fares last name is chiefly Maronite (34%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Fares last name are 29.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 82.78% registered with the party.
The amount Fares earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 13.42% less than the national average, earning €25,999 per year; in Norway they earn 25.72% less than the national average, earning 257,081 kr per year; in Peru they earn 60.72% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,614 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.04% more than the national average, earning $28,613,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.29% more than the national average, earning $47,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.04% more than the national average, earning $51,691 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fares Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fares in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﺭﺱ | fars | - |
| Fares in the Hindi language | ||
| फरेस | pharesa | - |
| Fares in the Marathi language | ||
| फारेस | pharesa | 81.82 |
| फरेस | pharesa | 18.18 |
| Fares in the Russian language | ||
| Фарес | fares | - |
| Fares in the Arabic language | ||
| بفارس | bfars | - |
| الفارس | alfars | - |
| فارس | fars | - |
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Fares Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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