Fariña Surname

15,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Paraguay
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Fariña Surname Definition:

Found in Portugal and Galicia. Equivalent to Spanish surname "Harines" which is derived from latin "farina" meaning flour, powder, or dust. Name of village near Tarragona.

Fariña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Paraguay18,4491:39297
Spain7,0611:6,621823
Argentina5,0981:8,384827
Chile2,0861:8,445807
Venezuela1,0901:27,7101,751
Dominican Republic5011:20,8241,368
Uruguay3961:8,666973
Nicaragua3751:16,056893
Mexico931:1,334,69015,285
Philippines851:1,191,03893,973
Panama201:195,6135,661
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Farina (65,771) & Farinã (1) are calculated separately.

Fariña Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Portugal and Galicia. Equivalent to Spanish surname "Harines" which is derived from latin "farina" meaning flour, powder, or dust. Name of village near Tarragona.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Fariña Last Name Facts

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

Fariña is found in Paraguay more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Farina or Farinã. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fariña? popularity and diffusion

Fariña is the 15,781st most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 206,300 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Fariña live; 77 percent live in South America and 52 percent live in Paraguayan South America.

The last name is most frequently held in Paraguay, where it is carried by 18,449 people, or 1 in 392. In Paraguay Fariña is most frequent in: Central Department, where 24 percent live, Alto Paraná Department, where 18 percent live and Caaguazú Department, where 11 percent live. Beside Paraguay this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 20 percent live and Argentina, where 14 percent live.

Fariña Last Name Statistics demography

Fariña earn more than double the average income. In Peru they earn 148.42% more than the national average, earning S/. 48,157 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farina9465,771/
Farriña9233/
Fariñaz9213/
Fariñha921/
Farinã891/
Fariñhas861/
Fariño831,259/
Fareña831/
Farinha7717,100/
Farinas777,834/
Fajrina771,064/
Farzina77470/
Fahrina77344/
Farinea77273/
Farinah77194/
Faurina77127/
Farinia77114/
Farisna7767/
Farhina7745/
Farynia7730/
Fatrina7730/
Farinaz7722/
Fairina7717/
Farijna7714/
Faringa7714/
Farrina7713/
Farinau7711/
Fariena779/
Varriña778/
Farinya777/
Fariona777/
Fharina774/
Farihna773/
Farinéa772/
Faraina772/
Fargina772/
Fariños772/
Farimha771/
Fareina771/
Farinja771/
Farenia771/
Farinaj771/
Farineau71957/
Farinhas71511/
Farajnia71491/
Fajrinia7167/
Farinaux7141/
Farinias7134/
Fahrinah7131/
Farinaud7118/
Farinash7117/
Fahrenia7116/
Faurisna715/
Fatrisna715/
Farhaina714/
Faharina711/
Ffarinah711/
Farohina711/
Fattrina711/
Farisnia711/
Faurinha711/
Faryniaz711/
Farinyas711/
Farinasd711/
Farimhas711/
Farenjia711/
Faryna673,469/
Farino672,399/
Varina671,722/
Forina67693/
Farineaux67239/
Farena67111/
Faryniasz6714/
Farjna675/
Vareña673/
Variño672/
Farahaina671/
Foreña671/
Fareño671/
Farinó671/
Faryniacz671/
Fairineau671/
Farinhead670/

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