Faris Surname
Approximately 74,486 people bear this surname
Faris Surname Definition:
= Ferris 1, q.v.
Faris Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 16,420 | 1:5,941 | 944 |
| Sudan | 8,120 | 1:4,619 | 661 |
| Egypt | 7,627 | 1:12,054 | 1,435 |
| Morocco | 7,327 | 1:4,705 | 534 |
| United States | 7,026 | 1:51,588 | 6,218 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6,519 | 1:4,733 | 638 |
| Indonesia | 4,168 | 1:31,730 | 3,735 |
| Sri Lanka | 3,655 | 1:5,693 | 828 |
| Libya | 3,406 | 1:1,833 | 558 |
| India | 2,401 | 1:319,477 | 17,767 |
| Pakistan | 1,113 | 1:160,507 | 4,250 |
| Malaysia | 1,090 | 1:27,059 | 2,383 |
| Chad | 963 | 1:14,114 | 1,774 |
| Iran | 766 | 1:100,238 | 9,808 |
| Canada | 612 | 1:60,205 | 7,093 |
| Iraq | 419 | 1:83,584 | 2,678 |
| United Arab Emirates | 363 | 1:25,240 | 2,848 |
| England | 220 | 1:253,264 | 20,438 |
| Brazil | 215 | 1:995,695 | 35,283 |
| Kuwait | 154 | 1:24,680 | 3,145 |
| Australia | 147 | 1:183,644 | 18,462 |
| Spain | 123 | 1:380,098 | 21,146 |
| Argentina | 117 | 1:365,328 | 28,402 |
| Maldives | 116 | 1:3,484 | 341 |
| Qatar | 106 | 1:22,245 | 2,387 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Singapore | 94 | 1:58,593 | 2,307 |
| Belgium | 75 | 1:153,289 | 21,368 |
| Turkey | 75 | 1:1,037,619 | 46,427 |
| Sweden | 72 | 1:136,761 | 9,670 |
| Russia | 64 | 1:2,251,923 | 134,938 |
| Philippines | 57 | 1:1,776,109 | 113,042 |
| New Zealand | 55 | 1:82,333 | 11,809 |
| France | 50 | 1:1,328,454 | 133,611 |
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Denmark | 41 | 1:137,676 | 12,271 |
| Mexico | 41 | 1:3,027,468 | 22,993 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Bulgaria | 35 | 1:199,397 | 10,926 |
| Peru | 32 | 1:993,254 | 18,991 |
| Northern Ireland | 30 | 1:61,501 | 4,735 |
| Italy | 23 | 1:2,658,986 | 96,069 |
| Jordan | 23 | 1:384,454 | 12,008 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Greece | 19 | 1:583,147 | 70,237 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Oman | 16 | 1:230,498 | 3,970 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Northern Cyprus | 9 | 1:35,446 | 7,326 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| Syria | 7 | 1:2,757,289 | 11,022 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 104 | 1:42,595 | 3,814 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,978 | 1:25,389 | 3,139 |
The alternate forms: Fariš (16), Fáris (1) & Fãris (1) are calculated separately.
Faris (103,033) may also be a first name.
Faris Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Ferris 1, q.v.
(Irish) Grandson of Fearghur (better choice).
Faris Demographics
Average Male Faris Height
176.65 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Faris Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faris Come From? nationality or country of origin
Faris (Arabic: فاريس, Bengali: ফরিস, Dhivehi: ފާރިސ, Hindi: फारिस, Marathi: फरीस, Russian: Фарис) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may also be found as: Fariš, Fáris or Fãris. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Faris? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,618th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 97,838 people. The last name Faris occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Faris reside; 36 percent reside in North Africa and 26 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 9,913th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 103,033 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 16,420 people, or 1 in 5,941. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname exists in 109 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 11 percent live and Egypt, where 10 percent live.
Faris Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Faris has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Faris last name grew 355 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Faris Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (56%) in Ireland, Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Shiite (33%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Faris surname are 9.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.68% being registered with the party.
The amount Faris earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.58% less than the national average, earning 240,255 kr per year; in Peru they earn 47.74% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,130 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.32% less than the national average, earning R 144,192 per year; in United States they earn 5.45% more than the national average, earning $45,501 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.73% more than the national average, earning $54,518 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Faris Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faris in the Bengali language | ||
| ফরিস | pharisa | - |
| Faris in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ފާރިސ | faris | - |
| Faris in the Marathi language | ||
| फरीस | pharisa | 74.19 |
| फारीस | pharisa | 25.81 |
| Faris in the Hindi language | ||
| फारिस | pharisa | 60.61 |
| फरीस | pharisa | 25.76 |
| फारीस | pharisa | 6.06 |
| फरिस | pharisa | 3.03 |
| फ़ारिस | farisa | 1.52 |
| फ़रीस | farisa | 1.52 |
| Faris in the Russian language | ||
| Фарис | faris | - |
| Faris in the Arabic language | ||
| فاريس | farys | - |
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Faris Reference & Research
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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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