Farinha Surname

31,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Farinha Surname User-submission:

The surname is derived from the Latin word, farinha, which means 'wheat flour'.

Farinha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal8,6811:1,200195
Angola3,9441:6,843902
Brazil2,0981:102,0373,849
United States5971:607,13449,332
South Africa4421:122,57414,496
France3221:206,28232,050
Uruguay1831:18,7532,128
Canada1601:230,28522,082
Venezuela1591:189,9635,298
England1011:551,66433,983
Guyana701:10,8891,593
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Trinidad and Tobago431:31,7203,224
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Wales81:386,81619,671
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Norway61:857,04855,549
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Macau31:200,543803
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Andorra11:83,8382,381

The alternate forms: Fariñha (1) are calculated separately.

Farinha (108) may also be a first name.

Farinha Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname is derived from the Latin word, farinha, which means 'wheat flour'.

- transcendence

Farinha Last Name Facts

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

Farinha occurs in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Fariñha. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farinha? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 31,225th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 426,172 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Farinha live; 51 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 904,892nd most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 108 people.

Farinha is most frequently occurring in Portugal, where it is borne by 8,681 people, or 1 in 1,200. Other than Portugal this surname is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 23 percent reside and Brazil, where 12 percent reside.

Farinha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Farinha surname are 37.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.57% being registered with the party.

The amount Farinha earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.35% more than the national average, earning R 338,268 per year; in United States they earn 6.48% more than the national average, earning $45,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.99% less than the national average, earning $48,197 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fariñha951/
Faurinha931/
Farinea86273/
Farinho86270/
Farinia86114/
Farinya867/
Farenha864/
Farinja861/
Fajrinia8067/
Farinias8034/
Farinyas801/
Farisnia801/
Fariña7735,325/
Farzinjoh751/
Faregna71165/
Farriña7133/
Farynia7130/
Farenja7127/
Varinia7110/
Farinyo712/
Forinho711/
Farenia711/
Farajnia67491/
Fahrenia6716/
Fahrenja6714/
Farinios6713/
Foringia6711/
Farajnejhad671/
Faruinyo671/
Faurinyo671/
Faryniaz671/
Farrigno671/
Farenjia671/

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