Fari Surname
Approximately 8,223 people bear this surname
Fari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,588 | 1:68,448 | 4,963 |
| Niger | 755 | 1:25,420 | 1,504 |
| Iran | 751 | 1:102,240 | 9,945 |
| Morocco | 716 | 1:48,151 | 7,863 |
| Indonesia | 583 | 1:226,843 | 21,100 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Italy | 298 | 1:205,224 | 29,370 |
| France | 276 | 1:240,662 | 37,281 |
| Zimbabwe | 266 | 1:58,038 | 8,803 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Pakistan | 132 | 1:1,353,363 | 15,390 |
| Algeria | 101 | 1:382,491 | 33,409 |
| Benin | 99 | 1:104,400 | 11,784 |
| India | 86 | 1:8,919,365 | 180,249 |
| Malaysia | 80 | 1:368,678 | 19,491 |
| Papua New Guinea | 68 | 1:119,908 | 16,326 |
| Taiwan | 67 | 1:349,922 | 2,772 |
| Palestine | 61 | 1:74,571 | 6,147 |
| Argentina | 50 | 1:854,868 | 55,754 |
| Brazil | 49 | 1:4,368,864 | 116,514 |
| Jordan | 44 | 1:200,964 | 9,465 |
| Lesotho | 41 | 1:49,575 | 7,796 |
| Mauritania | 41 | 1:99,875 | 6,187 |
| Romania | 30 | 1:669,262 | 46,959 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Solomon Islands | 24 | 1:24,168 | 4,782 |
| Peru | 22 | 1:1,444,733 | 22,095 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 1:581,575 | 24,486 |
| Albania | 12 | 1:242,838 | 14,515 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 1:27,600 | 1,126 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Fári (244) are calculated separately.
Fari (10,604) may also be a first name.
Fari Demographics
Fari Political Affiliation
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Fari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fari (Bengali: ফরি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﺭﻱ, Hindi: फरी, Russian: Фари) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Fári. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fari? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 61,156th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 886,239 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Fari reside; 48 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 58,902nd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 10,604 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,588 people, or 1 in 68,448. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Jigawa, where 18 percent live, Kano, where 15 percent live and Borno, where 12 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Fari occurs in 84 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 9 percent live and Iran, where 9 percent live.
Fari Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fari has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fari surname increased 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fari Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Brethren (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (82%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Fari surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.
The amount Fari earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 23.44% less than the national average, earning €22,990 per year; in Norway they earn 24.69% more than the national average, earning 431,532 kr per year; in Peru they earn 70.86% less than the national average, earning S/. 5,648 per year; in South Africa they earn 15.58% more than the national average, earning R 274,668 per year and in United States they earn 30.07% more than the national average, earning $56,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fari Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fari in the Bengali language | ||
| ফরি | phari | 80 |
| ফরী | phari | 10 |
| ফারি | phari | 10 |
| Fari in the Hindi language | ||
| फरी | phari | 74.55 |
| फारी | phari | 8.18 |
| फरीदा | pharida | 4.55 |
| फरि | phari | 1.82 |
| फोरी | phori | 0.91 |
| फारि | phari | 0.91 |
| Fari in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﺭﻱ | fary | 70.59 |
| ﻓﺮﻱ | fry | 17.65 |
| ﺍﻓﺮﻱ | afry | 5.88 |
| ﺍﻓﺎﺭﻱ | afary | 5.88 |
| Fari in the Russian language | ||
| Фари | fari | - |
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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
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