Farfour Surname

251,891st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Farfour Surname User-submission:

The Farfour surname came from the Al-Hajj family and from Al-Jiyeh, Lebanon.

In Arabic we can divide it into two words far (فر), which means 'ran away', and four (فور), which means 'strong and brave man'. So the story is that a man from Al-Hajj family killed a French lieutenant in Lebanon during the French mandate so they called him four (فور), then he ran away (فر), so it became farfour (فر الفور).

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Farfour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt8241:111,5739,244
Lebanon2931:19,2392,375
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Iraq891:393,5027,096
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Farfour (16) may also be a first name.

Farfour Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Farfour surname came from the Al-Hajj family and from Al-Jiyeh, Lebanon.

In Arabic we can divide it into two words far (فر), which means 'ran away', and four (فور), which means 'strong and brave man'. So the story is that a man from Al-Hajj family killed a French lieutenant in Lebanon during the French mandate so they called him four (فور), then he ran away (فر), so it became farfour (فر الفور).

- hassan313

Farfour Last Name Facts

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

Farfour is most common in Egypt. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farfour? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 251,891st most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,635,843 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Farfour are found; 68 percent are found in North Africa and 52 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Farfour is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 16 people.

It is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 824 people, or 1 in 111,573. Outside of Egypt it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 19 percent are found and Morocco, where 15 percent are found.

Farfour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Shiite (60%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Farfour surname are 35.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 82.35% being registered with the political party.

Farfour earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.88% more than the national average, earning $43,959 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farfor92175/
Farfur929/
Farfort8624/
Farford8610/
Farfoor862/
Forfour861/
Fairfort8056/
Fourfour8010/
Farfoorh809/
Fairford803/
Farfar77536/
Forfor77119/
Farforova7537/
Fahrforth7519/
Farfare7162/
Farfart7146/
Farfard714/
Forford712/
Farfier712/
Farfarova6362/
Farvahar539/

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