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'.
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Farinha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farinha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Farinha is more frequently found in Portugal than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Fariñha. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Farinha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Farinha is the 31,225th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 426,172 people. The surname Farinha occurs mostly 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 held given name at a global level It is held by 108 people.
It is most commonly held in Portugal, where it is held by 8,681 people, or 1 in 1,200. Outside of 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 bearing the Farinha surname are 37.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.57% registered with 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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