Farishta Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Farishta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farishta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2271:786,97711,266
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
India671:11,448,737210,278
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Farishta (3,964) may also be a first name.

Farishta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farishta (Hindi: फरिश्ता) occurs most in Pakistan. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farishta? popularity and diffusion

Farishta is the 642,991st most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,439,716 people. Farishta occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Farishta live; 62 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Farishta is also the 111,057th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 3,964 people.

This last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 786,977. In Pakistan Farishta is most prevalent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 44 percent live, Sindh, where 37 percent live and Balochistan, where 17 percent live. Outside of Pakistan this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.

Farishta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Farishta surname are 27.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.19% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Farishta earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 28.64% more than the national average, earning $55,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.61% more than the national average, earning $53,963 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farishtah941/
Farista93685/
Faristha8840/
Fariesta8821/
Ferishta881/
Farishte881/
Farita86191/
Varishtha824/
Farieta80528/
Varista80170/
Faritha80126/
Faristi8048/
Faurita8038/
Faritas8038/
Faristo8030/
Ferista8020/
Faresta8014/
Fajrita8012/
Farizta809/
Fahrita806/
Fariste805/
Fatrita804/
Faraita803/
Faritah803/
Faritad801/
Forista801/
Farestad7578/
Farietta7532/
Faristeu7525/
Farrieta7516/
Fariesty7510/
Fereshta758/
Varistha754/
Farresta753/
Farister752/
Varrista751/
Faurrita751/
Foristad751/
Faurieta751/
Feristai751/
Faurrieta71131/
Farito7176/
Farrister7137/
Fauriesti7122/
Varita7121/
Forita7114/
Fareta717/
Verrishta714/
Faryta712/
Feereshta712/
Phareshta711/
Foresta673,024/
Faretta67477/
Variste67398/
Varitay67252/
Varisto67184/
Pharita67150/
Fareata6774/
Foraita6773/
Verista6737/
Feresta6729/
Varieta6721/
Farusto6713/
Varesta678/
Farhesthad676/
Varaita674/
Faritou673/
Farreta672/
Varrita672/
Fajrito672/
Foriste671/
Varitha671/
Farioto671/
Feristo671/
Fargeta671/
Fourita671/
Foristi671/
Fahreta670/

Farishta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farishta in the Hindi language
फरिश्ताpharista89.47
फरीश्ताpharista5.26
फरिष्ताpharista5.26

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Farishta
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