Faro Surname
Approximately 26,961 people bear this surname
Faro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 6,200 | 1:1,909 | 138 |
| South Africa | 4,123 | 1:13,140 | 1,648 |
| Italy | 2,485 | 1:24,610 | 4,358 |
| Brazil | 2,263 | 1:94,598 | 3,570 |
| Angola | 1,775 | 1:15,205 | 1,826 |
| Portugal | 1,500 | 1:6,945 | 659 |
| United States | 1,448 | 1:250,317 | 23,811 |
| Spain | 1,064 | 1:43,940 | 4,184 |
| Pakistan | 991 | 1:180,266 | 4,567 |
| France | 513 | 1:129,479 | 19,760 |
| Netherlands | 507 | 1:33,308 | 5,549 |
| Argentina | 503 | 1:84,977 | 7,183 |
| Mexico | 456 | 1:272,207 | 6,427 |
| Philippines | 446 | 1:226,992 | 34,870 |
| Nigeria | 406 | 1:436,312 | 22,455 |
| Iraq | 388 | 1:90,262 | 2,826 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Benin | 197 | 1:52,465 | 6,602 |
| Zimbabwe | 147 | 1:105,022 | 14,642 |
| Aruba | 129 | 1:802 | 109 |
| Indonesia | 120 | 1:1,102,077 | 79,449 |
| England | 116 | 1:480,328 | 31,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 69 | 1:118,170 | 16,048 |
| Iran | 49 | 1:1,566,990 | 61,347 |
| Venezuela | 48 | 1:629,252 | 11,082 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Lesotho | 41 | 1:49,575 | 7,796 |
| Thailand | 39 | 1:1,811,240 | 225,763 |
| Namibia | 36 | 1:66,928 | 7,260 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| Syria | 34 | 1:567,677 | 5,483 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Afghanistan | 26 | 1:1,236,661 | 10,825 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Uruguay | 17 | 1:201,868 | 16,060 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Turkey | 11 | 1:7,074,675 | 122,870 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Albania | 7 | 1:416,294 | 17,617 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 77 | 1:652,191 | 42,935 |
The alternate forms: Faró (7), Farò (6), Fáro (1) & Fáró (95) are calculated separately.
Faro (65,581) may also be a first name.
Faro Demographics
Average Male Faro Height
175.07 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Faro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faro Come From? nationality or country of origin
Faro (Arabic: فارّو, Hindi: फरो, Russian: Фаро) is found most in Guinea. It may appear in the variant forms: Faró, Farò, Fáro or Fáró. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faro? popularity and diffusion
Faro is the 20,291st most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 270,300 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Faro are found; 25 percent are found in West Africa and 23 percent are found in Mande Africa. Faro is also the 14,690th most common first name in the world, held by 65,581 people.
The surname is most common in Guinea, where it is borne by 6,200 people, or 1 in 1,909. In Guinea Faro is most prevalent in: Faranah Region, where 42 percent reside, Kankan Region, where 33 percent reside and Nzérékoré Region, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Guinea this surname is found in 99 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 15 percent reside and Italy, where 9 percent reside.
Faro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Faro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Faro surname grew 1,881 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 341 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 150 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Faro Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Faro last name is chiefly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Faro last name are 6.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.32% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Faro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 36.48% more than the national average, earning €40,985 per year; in South Africa they earn 40.88% less than the national average, earning R 140,484 per year; in United States they earn 6.33% more than the national average, earning $45,882 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.03% less than the national average, earning $47,682 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Faro Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faro in the Hindi language | ||
| फरो | pharo | 73.91 |
| फारो | pharo | 26.09 |
| Faro in the Russian language | ||
| Фаро | faro | - |
| Faro in the Arabic language | ||
| فارّو | farw | - |
| فارو | farw | - |
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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 Faro
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