Farola Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Portugal

Farola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1721:588,59464,534
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Farola (26) may also be a first name.

Farola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farola (Arabic: فارولا) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Farola? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 827,165th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Farola live; 52 percent live in Southeast Asia and 51 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 26 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 588,594. In The Philippines Farola is most common in: Davao Region, where 44 percent live, Eastern Visayas, where 31 percent live and Calabarzon, where 12 percent live. Beside The Philippines it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 28 percent live and Argentina, where 11 percent live.

Farola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farola has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Farola surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faroula928/
Fargola923/
Farolla921/
Faruola921/
Farolea921/
Faroola921/
Fatrolia862/
Fargolia861/
Faroella861/
Farollah861/
Faroolla861/
Farrolas861/
Farole83673/
Farala83667/
Ferola83665/
Varola83481/
Farela83248/
Farula8351/
Faroli8312/
Farolo837/
Faroly831/
Forola831/
Fahrollah802/
Faruolo77590/
Ferolla77501/
Farulah77458/
Faroole77441/
Varhola77363/
Farulla77297/
Faralya77246/
Faralla77153/
Faruoli77100/
Varuola7734/
Farolet7725/
Faraula7724/
Varolla7721/
Faralia7718/
Farrula7718/
Farolli7716/
Vaarola7711/
Ferrola779/
Faroule777/
Vaurola775/
Vairola775/
Farouli774/
Fahrela773/
Varolia773/
Faroulo772/
Farollo772/
Farooli772/
Farelia772/
Ferolia771/
Fahroli771/
Fareela771/
Fargala771/
Farrala771/
Farulia771/
Varrola771/
Farzula771/
Vahrola771/
Varolai771/
Faroleh771/
Farolle771/
Farolée771/
Farulya771/
Farzala771/
Pharola771/
Farrolo771/
Farolhe771/
Farrole770/
Fauroli770/
Faraglia71845/
Fargalla71448/
Farrulla71160/
Pharolay71121/
Fahrulia7145/
Varholla7143/
Faralahy7128/
Forrolla7117/
Farullah7111/
Farhalah7110/
Farzouli715/
Fahrulah714/
Varoilay713/
Farzulla712/
Fajrulla712/
Faralaya712/
Farolich712/
Farolyts712/
Farhulla711/
Farroles711/
Faruglia711/
Varrolla711/
Ferrolla711/
Ferrolha711/
Farouleh711/
Farhoolo711/
Farhalia711/
Farhalla711/
Farahala711/
Farzalla711/
Farzollo711/
Farroili710/
Farrolle710/
Farrolly710/
Varela67377,656/
Varala675,968/
Farelo672,482/
Farale671,032/
Verola67963/
Varolo67595/
Fahrullah67188/
Ferolo6795/
Varula6757/
Ferela6744/
Varole6740/
Farali6735/
Fairullah6726/
Ferala6720/
Fajrullah6716/
Faruli6715/
Varéla6712/
Farhullah6712/
Forole676/
Pharoilay676/
Farhallah675/
Vorola673/
Faralo673/
Faraullah673/
Farule673/
Vérola673/
Ferrollai673/
Faruly672/
Faraallah671/
Farruglia671/
Farrulloa671/
Faruthlla671/
Varoollah671/
Faraly671/
Farrollie671/
Farulo671/
Fargouhly671/
Forala671/
Fasrullah671/
Fairoless670/

Farola Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farola in the Arabic language
فارولاfarwla-

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