Farey Surname
Approximately 2,175 people bear this surname
Farey Surname Definition:
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Farey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 1,078 | 1:12,479 | 828 |
| England | 546 | 1:102,048 | 10,733 |
| United States | 191 | 1:1,897,691 | 123,202 |
| France | 177 | 1:375,270 | 55,761 |
| Australia | 90 | 1:299,952 | 26,269 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 380 | 1:64,146 | 7,392 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 77 | 1:652,191 | 42,935 |
Farey (660) may also be a first name.
Farey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
For Fairey, q.v.
Farey Demographics
Average Farey Salary in
United States
$56,254 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Farey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Farey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﺭﻱ, Russian: Фарэй) is found in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Farey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Farey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Farey is the 193,388th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,350,596 people. Farey is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Farey are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 323,152nd most widespread forename globally, held by 660 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is held by 1,078 people, or 1 in 12,479. Apart from Somalia it exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Farey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Farey has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 248 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Farey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Farey surname are 5.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.49% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Farey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.01% more than the national average, earning R 472,920 per year; in United States they earn 30.37% more than the national average, earning $56,254 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.48% more than the national average, earning $55,386 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Farey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Farey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﺭﻱ | fary | - |
| Farey in the Russian language | ||
| Фарэй | farej | - |
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Footnotes
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