Fariñas Surname

48,469th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Fariñas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fariñas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4,0601:24,9363,350
Spain2,7391:17,0691,918
Venezuela2,5151:12,0101,055
Argentina4851:88,1317,424
Nicaragua4481:13,440823
Bolivia2041:52,0412,740
Costa Rica511:93,7271,640
Chile491:359,5209,978
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
Ireland141:336,35312,021
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Cuba111:1,047,5206,594
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
England11:55,718,059489,080
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Farinas (7,834) are calculated separately.

Fariñas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fariñas occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Farinas. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fariñas.

How Common Is The Last Name Fariñas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fariñas is the 48,469th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 685,177 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 38 percent of Fariñas are found; 38 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 38 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Fariñas is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 4,060 people, or 1 in 24,936. In The Philippines Fariñas is primarily found in: Ilocos, where 24 percent are found, Central Luzon, where 22 percent are found and Cagayan Valley, where 17 percent are found. Other than The Philippines this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 26 percent are found and Venezuela, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farinas957,834/
Fariñhas931/
Fariñaz8613/
Fariños862/
Farinhas80511/
Farinias8034/
Farinase8031/
Farinash8017/
Farinyas801/
Farinasd801/
Farimhas801/
Faryniasz7514/
Farinasse759/
Farenas71464/
Farinos71364/
Forinas71141/
Varinas7165/
Farinaz7122/
Farinós7118/
Farainashe711/
Forinash67651/
Farinios6713/
Farrenas672/
Farinace672/
Farinhos671/
Faryniaz671/

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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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  • 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 Fariñas
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