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/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Farishah.

How Common Is The Last Name Farishah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Farishah is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Farishah are found; 88 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 88 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Farishah is also the 1,295,729th most widespread forename worldwide It is held by 58 people.

The last name Farishah is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Johor, where 14 percent are found, Kelantan, where 14 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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