Farra Surname
Approximately 5,266 people bear this surname
Farra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1,709 | 1:18,055 | 2,487 |
| United States | 1,045 | 1:346,851 | 31,135 |
| Egypt | 732 | 1:125,595 | 10,096 |
| Jordan | 568 | 1:15,568 | 2,523 |
| Ecuador | 220 | 1:72,299 | 5,482 |
| Argentina | 141 | 1:303,145 | 24,179 |
| Canada | 89 | 1:413,995 | 36,402 |
| Indonesia | 76 | 1:1,740,121 | 112,888 |
| Spain | 71 | 1:658,479 | 29,555 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Algeria | 55 | 1:702,392 | 40,437 |
| Malaysia | 51 | 1:578,318 | 28,229 |
| United Arab Emirates | 46 | 1:199,180 | 13,980 |
| Italy | 40 | 1:1,528,917 | 81,534 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Iran | 38 | 1:2,020,593 | 71,790 |
| Lebanon | 28 | 1:201,324 | 8,427 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Syria | 19 | 1:1,015,843 | 6,722 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Colombia | 15 | 1:3,184,938 | 14,936 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 371 | 1:135,360 | 12,861 |
The alternate forms: Farrà (5) are calculated separately.
Farra (4,471) may also be a first name.
Farra Demographics
Farra Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Farra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Farra (Arabic: الفرا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﺭﺍ, Hindi: फर्रा) is more frequently found in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Farrà. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Farra? popularity and diffusion
The surname Farra is the 90,932nd most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,383,886 people. The surname Farra is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Farra live; 47 percent live in West Asia and 35 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Farra is also the 102,975th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 4,471 people.
The surname Farra is most commonly held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 1,709 people, or 1 in 18,055. Aside from Saudi Arabia it exists in 54 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Egypt, where 14 percent live.
Farra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Farra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Farra last name grew 282 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 2 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Farra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Farra surname is principally Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Farra surname are 21.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.67% registered with the political party.
The amount Farra earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 3.26% more than the national average, earning $23,442,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.81% more than the national average, earning $50,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.85% more than the national average, earning $58,055 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Farra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Farra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﺭﺍ | fara | - |
| Farra in the Hindi language | ||
| फर्रा | pharra | 62.5 |
| फररा | pharara | 25 |
| फाररा | pharara | 12.5 |
| Farra in the Arabic language | ||
| الفرا | alfra | - |
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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
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- 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 Farra
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