Farou Surname
Approximately 944 people bear this surname
Farou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 291 | 1:35,518 | 4,592 |
| Niger | 198 | 1:96,929 | 4,009 |
| France | 164 | 1:405,017 | 59,459 |
| Greece | 99 | 1:111,917 | 18,809 |
| Iraq | 73 | 1:479,749 | 8,022 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Farou (334) may also be a first name.
Farou Demographics
Average Farou Salary in
United States
$89,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Farou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Farou (Russian: Фароу) occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Farou.
How Common Is The Last Name Farou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Farou is the 378,348th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 7,719,858 people. Farou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Farou reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 34 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 478,963rd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 334 people.
The last name Farou is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 291 people, or 1 in 35,518. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Borgou Department, where 80 percent live, Atakora Department, where 15 percent live and Alibori Department, where 3 percent live. Beside Benin it exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 21 percent live and France, where 17 percent live.
Farou Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
Farou earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Farou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Farou in the Russian language | ||
| Фароу | farou | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Farou
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