Faroe Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Faroe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Faroe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1421:381,53334,124
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England71:7,959,723202,100
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Faroe Last Name Facts

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

Faroe occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Faroe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,163,787th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. The last name Faroe occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Faroe reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 381,533. In South Africa Faroe is most common in: Western Cape, where 86 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 8 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Faroe is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Iran, where 6 percent are found.

Faroe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Faroe has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faroe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Faroe earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.15% less than the national average, earning R 204,012 per year and in United States they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning $43,725 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faroye91667/
Farohe91313/
Faroed9123/
Farroe9111/
Farowe9110/
Faeroe914/
Faroey912/
Faroje912/
Farooe912/
Fargoe911/
Faroes911/
Faroie911/
Faroer910/
Fearoe910/
Fargoie83113/
Fayroes8330/
Farowez835/
Farouje832/
Faroowe832/
Farroey831/
Farrowe831/
Farouhe831/
Farrohe831/
Farroue831/
Farooue831/
Farouee831/
Fauroet830/
Farroea830/
Faree8077,561/
Farey802,175/
Faroo802,011/
Farou80944/
Faroa80575/
Farea80520/
Faroj80385/
Feroe80141/
Faroy80134/
Farej80130/
Farei8070/
Farie8069/
Faroi8059/
Fareu8042/
Foroe8024/
Farae8021/
Farue8011/
Varoe809/
Farão802/
Farye801/
Fahrojie777/
Faroogie771/
Farhouhe771/
Farouyeh771/
Farrouje771/
Farhaoey771/
Faurie735,182/
Farouh732,296/
Fairey731,968/
Fareha731,511/
Fareid73994/
Farouz73807/
Faroud73761/
Farrey73739/
Faroux73731/
Pharoe73661/
Faraje73500/
Faroui73439/
Farouj73405/
Faraye73365/
Farayo73334/
Faraee73332/
Fearey73294/
Fargoj73236/
Farrie73208/
Fargey73184/
Fareus73160/
Faroid73140/
Fahrei73137/
Fareis73126/
Farohi73125/
Faroji73119/
Farawe73116/
Fareea73114/
Farahe7390/
Farout7389/
Fairoj7383/
Fairie7377/
Fajrie7363/
Farhey7350/
Faroja7348/
Farrou7343/
Farous7340/
Faraes7338/
Fahrey7334/
Fareas7333/
Fariyo7333/
Farrae7331/
Farhou7329/
Faroua7327/
Fauroy7327/
Fairee7325/
Farrea7321/
Fahroy7318/
Fearoj7317/
Fareji7317/
Fareej7317/
Foroue7316/
Fahroj7315/
Fareya7315/
Fareio7314/
Fargou7314/
Fajrei7313/
Faroit7312/
Ferroe7312/
Farooi7312/
Fareiz7311/
Farois7311/
Farrej7310/
Fareja739/
Faread739/
Fahrej739/
Faroya738/
Farhie737/
Faroij737/
Farroj737/
Faroyi737/
Farhee736/
Fahroo735/
Farooa735/
Farije735/
Fariye735/
Faraie735/
Farooj734/
Varhoe734/
Farehy734/
Farojo734/
Fairou734/
Fare'a734/
Farrão733/
Fayroj733/
Fearea733/
Farreu733/
Fariey733/
Farroo733/
Farujo733/
Fareey733/
Faurou733/
Farree732/
Farrue732/
Farhoo732/
Farajo732/
Forowe732/
Farroa732/
Farijo732/
Faroia732/
Faraej731/
Faraue731/
Farzea731/
Forgoe731/
Foroes731/
Ferohe731/
Faroyo731/
Farhae731/
Faruye731/
Fareye731/
Faruyo731/
Fareia731/
Faroés731/
Fareaz731/
Faurey731/
Fayrie731/
Fayrou731/
Fatrou731/
Farroy731/
Fajree731/
Fariea731/
Farouy731/
Faroys731/
Farhei731/
Farhye731/
Fareud731/
Fargoi731/
Foeroe731/
Foroet731/
Pfarie731/
Fauree731/
Faroih731/
Foroye731/
Varoye731/
Fareah731/
Farhoa731/
Faraoa731/
Fahrou731/
Fahrue730/
Fearee730/
Fatroy730/
Fearie730/
Fearye730/
Fearoy730/
Farzey730/
Farahooie712/
Farrowett711/
Farhoud6721,389/
Fayrouz677,445/
Faru671,795/
Fauroux67916/
Farajee67792/
Farrouj67693/
Fahroji67621/
Farrouh67530/
Farhiyo67436/
Fairouz67352/
Farroud67193/
Farouss67171/
Farouji67168/
Farhouh67164/
Farraye67146/
Faroult67123/
Farraez67122/
Fairrie67105/
Farehah6777/
Faurous6757/
Faraher6754/
Fahreji6754/
Forouie6751/
Fairoja6748/
Farroux6747/
Farajou6746/
Farzaie6746/
Fatrous6739/
Farayeh6739/
Faurois6734/
Fahreja6733/
Farrohi6730/
Farajeh6730/
Farahei6727/
Faroidh6724/
Faroyah6723/
Farojah6721/
Farujed6721/
Fahroyi6720/
Farohid6720/
Phaaroe6718/
Fahroja6716/
Farouch6716/
Faroujd6716/
Farugie6715/
Farhead6713/
Farajet6713/
Farouha6713/
Fearrey6710/
Farooui6710/
Farreii6710/
Faraheh6710/
Fairoud6710/
Farooji679/
Fairous678/
Farohit677/
Fahrijo677/
Farraje677/
Faró677/
Farraes677/
Faroooj677/
Farrahe676/
Faroush675/
Fatroui675/
Farraie675/
Fareyat675/
Farouja674/
Phairoe674/
Fariyoh673/
Farrouz673/
Farahey673/
Fahraie673/
Farzaye673/
Farhoui673/
Fadtrae672/
Farreia672/
Faruoui672/
Farrout672/
Faraieh672/
Fahriye672/
Farrous672/
Fareeja671/
Pharoje671/
Fauraie671/
Fayroja671/
Fairhee671/
Fairiyo671/
Fairuie671/
Fairuje671/
Faraets671/
Farajuo671/
Fareyad671/
Fariyed671/
Farojhi671/
Farziye671/
Forogge671/
Fareias671/
Farajje671/
Pharoet671/
Fayroud671/
Farajoo671/
Farajos671/
Farajoz671/
Farayet671/
Faharoa671/
Farrooy671/
Farijeh671/
Farouya671/
Farrayo671/
Farreas671/
Farhouj671/
Farhout671/
Farhouz671/
Faroish671/
Fareysh671/
Fargohi671/
Forouee671/
Forowes671/
Fouroje671/
Ffaraye671/
Farayez671/
Farahie671/
Faroohh671/
Farhoyi671/
Farhahe671/
Farroui671/
Fairoiz671/
Fairouy671/
Fhairee671/
Fareead671/
Farheea671/
Fairaie671/
Farread671/
Faryyed671/
Farraoy670/
Farraer670/
Fearous670/
Pharoeh670/
Farriey670/
Fahrrei670/
Fearrie670/
Faurout670/
Fareyth670/
Feareit670/

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Footnotes

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