Farow Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England41:13,929,515290,718
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

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.

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Farow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farow is found most in The United States. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farow? popularity and diffusion

Farow is the 2,776,799th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Farow are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Farow is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Farow is mostly found in: Texas, where 42 percent live, Minnesota, where 17 percent live and Indiana, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States Farow is found 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 incidence of Farow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Farow last name contracted 71 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farrow9130,281/
Fairow9178/
Fahrow9143/
Faroow9112/
Farowe9110/
Fearow915/
Farowa911/
Farows911/
Fargow910/
Fairrow83159/
Faurowa832/
Faroowe832/
Farrrow832/
Farrouw831/
Fearows831/
Farrowe831/
Farov8072/
Ferow8043/
Faraw8032/
Farof8012/
Forow803/
Farob802/
Faruw801/
Varow801/
D'Farrow771/
Forrow73270/
Ferrow73230/
Farawe73116/
Varrow7369/
Farova7363/
Fargov7325/
Faroof7320/
Faroif7319/
Pharow7311/
Feerow736/
Forowa736/
Faerov735/
Farhov734/
Fairof734/
Faroob733/
Faroov733/
Fehrow732/
Faroib732/
Farraw732/
Faroub732/
Farouf732/
Forowe732/
Fearov731/
Farrof731/
Faroev731/
Feirow731/
Farzof731/
Faroiv731/
Farrov731/
Forgow731/
Farofe731/
Farhof731/
Fahrob731/
Farzaw731/
Faurov731/
Faurob730/
Foroow730/
Fasraw730/
Vearow730/
Pharrow6733/
Fargova6718/
Phairow6714/
Farroft671/
Fourrow671/
Farhoof671/
Fairoof671/
Fharoof671/
Ferroow671/
Pfarrof671/
Fairuyw671/

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