Farishah Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Farishah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farishah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Farishah (58) may also be a first name.

Farishah Last Name Facts

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

Farishah (Hindi: फरीशाह) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farishah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Farishah is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Farishah reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 88 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 58 people.

The last name Farishah is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Johor, where 14 percent reside, Kelantan, where 14 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia Farishah occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Farishah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farishah in the Hindi language
फरीशाहpharisaha-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Farishah
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