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Where Does The Last Name Farias Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Farias (Arabic: فارياس, Marathi: फरीथस, Russian: Фариас) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Farías, Fárias or Fariás. Click here for further possible spellings of Farias.

How Common Is The Last Name Farias? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Farias is the 1,018^th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 13,856 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Farias reside; 90 percent reside in South America and 59 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 390,891^st most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 474 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 309,849 people, or 1 in 691. In Brazil Farias is most prevalent in: Pará, where 14 percent live, São Paulo, where 12 percent live and Rio Grande do Sul, where 7 percent live. Apart from Brazil this surname occurs in 85 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 14 percent live and Chile, where 7 percent live.

Farias Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Farias has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 23,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Farias Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Farias surname is predominantly Latin Catholic (40%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Farias are 43.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.53% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Farias earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 13.78% less than the national average, earning €25,891 per year; in Norway they earn 7.37% less than the national average, earning 320,579 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.45% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,328 per year; in South Africa they earn 109.5% more than the national average, earning R 497,844 per year; in Colombia they earn 29.84% more than the national average, earning $29,477,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.32% less than the national average, earning $38,695 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $51,638 CAD per year.