Farinha Surname
Approximately 17,100 people bear this surname
Farinha Surname User-submission:
The surname is derived from the Latin word, farinha, which means 'wheat flour'.
Farinha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 8,681 | 1:1,200 | 195 |
| Angola | 3,944 | 1:6,843 | 902 |
| Brazil | 2,098 | 1:102,037 | 3,849 |
| United States | 597 | 1:607,134 | 49,332 |
| South Africa | 442 | 1:122,574 | 14,496 |
| France | 322 | 1:206,282 | 32,050 |
| Uruguay | 183 | 1:18,753 | 2,128 |
| Canada | 160 | 1:230,285 | 22,082 |
| Venezuela | 159 | 1:189,963 | 5,298 |
| England | 101 | 1:551,664 | 33,983 |
| Guyana | 70 | 1:10,889 | 1,593 |
| Argentina | 50 | 1:854,868 | 55,754 |
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 43 | 1:31,720 | 3,224 |
| Switzerland | 37 | 1:221,971 | 18,930 |
| Spain | 33 | 1:1,416,728 | 44,772 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
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'.
- transcendenceFarinha Demographics
Average Male Farinha Height
172.62 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Farinha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farinha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Farinha is found in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It may appear 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 surname is the 31,225th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 426,172 people. The surname Farinha occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Farinha reside; 51 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 904,892nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 108 people.
It is most widespread in Portugal, where it is held by 8,681 people, or 1 in 1,200. Aside from Portugal it is found in 50 countries. It is also found 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 last name are 37.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.57% registered to vote for the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fariñha | 95 | 1 | / |
| Faurinha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Farinea | 86 | 273 | / |
| Farinho | 86 | 270 | / |
| Farinia | 86 | 114 | / |
| Farinya | 86 | 7 | / |
| Farenha | 86 | 4 | / |
| Farinja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fajrinia | 80 | 67 | / |
| Farinias | 80 | 34 | / |
| Farinyas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Farisnia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fariña | 77 | 35,325 | / |
| Farzinjoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Faregna | 71 | 165 | / |
| Farriña | 71 | 33 | / |
| Farynia | 71 | 30 | / |
| Farenja | 71 | 27 | / |
| Varinia | 71 | 10 | / |
| Farinyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Forinho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farajnia | 67 | 491 | / |
| Fahrenia | 67 | 16 | / |
| Fahrenja | 67 | 14 | / |
| Farinios | 67 | 13 | / |
| Foringia | 67 | 11 | / |
| Farajnejhad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faruinyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faurinyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faryniaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farrigno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farenjia | 67 | 1 | / |
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