Fariña Surname
Approximately 35,325 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 18,449 | 1:392 | 97 |
| Spain | 7,061 | 1:6,621 | 823 |
| Argentina | 5,098 | 1:8,384 | 827 |
| Chile | 2,086 | 1:8,445 | 807 |
| Venezuela | 1,090 | 1:27,710 | 1,751 |
| Dominican Republic | 501 | 1:20,824 | 1,368 |
| Uruguay | 396 | 1:8,666 | 973 |
| Nicaragua | 375 | 1:16,056 | 893 |
| Mexico | 93 | 1:1,334,690 | 15,285 |
| Philippines | 85 | 1:1,191,038 | 93,973 |
| Panama | 20 | 1:195,613 | 5,661 |
| Ecuador | 17 | 1:935,638 | 14,108 |
| Costa Rica | 12 | 1:398,339 | 3,755 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
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.
Fariña Demographics
Average Fariña Salary in
Peru
S/. 48,157
Per year
Average Salary in
Peru
S/. 19,385
Per year
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.
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Footnotes
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