Farow Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Farow Surname User-submission:
It is a Somali last name and its original spelling was Faarrow, but it was Anglicized to Farow. It means 'zebra' or 'horse'. It comes from the Somali patrelineal tradition, from an ancestor's nickname.
Farow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 42 | 1:1,195,683 | 67,545 |
Farow Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a Somali last name and its original spelling was Faarrow, but it was Anglicized to Farow. It means 'zebra' or 'horse'. It comes from the Somali patrelineal tradition, from an ancestor's nickname.
- kfarowFarow Demographics
Average Farow Salary in
United States
$28,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Farow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Farow occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Farow? popularity and diffusion
The last name Farow is the 2,776,799th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Farow is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Farow reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Farow is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 42 percent live, Minnesota, where 17 percent live and Indiana, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 16 percent live.
Farow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Farow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 71 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 76 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Farow Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Farow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 20.45% less than the national average, earning R 189,036 per year and in United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farrow | 91 | 30,281 | / |
| Fairow | 91 | 78 | / |
| Fahrow | 91 | 43 | / |
| Faroow | 91 | 12 | / |
| Farowe | 91 | 10 | / |
| Fearow | 91 | 5 | / |
| Farowa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Farows | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fargow | 91 | 0 | / |
| Fairrow | 83 | 159 | / |
| Faurowa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Faroowe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Farrrow | 83 | 2 | / |
| Farrouw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fearows | 83 | 1 | / |
| Farrowe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Farov | 80 | 72 | / |
| Ferow | 80 | 43 | / |
| Faraw | 80 | 32 | / |
| Farof | 80 | 12 | / |
| Forow | 80 | 3 | / |
| Farob | 80 | 2 | / |
| Faruw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Varow | 80 | 1 | / |
| D'Farrow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Forrow | 73 | 270 | / |
| Ferrow | 73 | 230 | / |
| Farawe | 73 | 116 | / |
| Varrow | 73 | 69 | / |
| Farova | 73 | 63 | / |
| Fargov | 73 | 25 | / |
| Faroof | 73 | 20 | / |
| Faroif | 73 | 19 | / |
| Pharow | 73 | 11 | / |
| Feerow | 73 | 6 | / |
| Forowa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Faerov | 73 | 5 | / |
| Farhov | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fairof | 73 | 4 | / |
| Faroob | 73 | 3 | / |
| Faroov | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fehrow | 73 | 2 | / |
| Faroib | 73 | 2 | / |
| Farraw | 73 | 2 | / |
| Faroub | 73 | 2 | / |
| Farouf | 73 | 2 | / |
| Forowe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fearov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Farrof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faroev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feirow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Farzof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faroiv | 73 | 1 | / |
| Farrov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Forgow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Farofe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Farhof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fahrob | 73 | 1 | / |
| Farzaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faurov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faurob | 73 | 0 | / |
| Foroow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fasraw | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vearow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pharrow | 67 | 33 | / |
| Fargova | 67 | 18 | / |
| Phairow | 67 | 14 | / |
| Farroft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fourrow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Farhoof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fairoof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fharoof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ferroow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfarrof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fairuyw | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Farow
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