Farrag Surname

13,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Farrag Surname User-submission:

This family has spread all over Egypt. The majority are in the western provinces, Kafr el-Sheikh, Alexandria and Elbohaira and the popular belief is that it belongs to a village called San Elhajar, Center Basyon El-gharbeya Province.

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Farrag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt35,5411:2,587352
Saudi Arabia6,0821:5,073693
Kuwait1931:19,6932,634
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
United Arab Emirates941:97,4718,690
England871:640,43737,483
Qatar811:29,1113,031
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Norway111:467,48139,375
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France31:22,140,907385,998
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Farrag (1,121) may also be a first name.

Farrag Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This family has spread all over Egypt. The majority are in the western provinces, Kafr el-Sheikh, Alexandria and Elbohaira and the popular belief is that it belongs to a village called San Elhajar, Center Basyon El-gharbeya Province.

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Farrag Last Name Facts

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

The surname Farrag (Russian: Фарраг) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Farrag click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Farrag? popularity and diffusion

Farrag is the 13,199th most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 171,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Farrag are found; 84 percent are found in North Africa and 84 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 238,131st most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 1,121 people.

The last name is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 35,541 people, or 1 in 2,587. Other than Egypt Farrag occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent live and Kuwait, where 0 percent live.

Farrag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Farrag has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Farrag surname increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Farrag Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Farrag last name are 15.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount Farrag earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 85.84% more than the national average, earning 643,168 kr per year and in United States they earn 2.92% more than the national average, earning $44,408 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Farragh9251/
Farraag929/
Farag91190,832/
Farraugt863/
Ferrag831,755/
Faragh831,392/
Faraag83651/
Fairag83360/
Farrak83304/
Faraig8357/
Farraq8329/
Farahg833/
Faragk832/
Faragt831/
Faraug831/
Faarag831/
Farrax831/
Fargag831/
Fearraigh805/
Farragová801/
Ferragh77345/
Farrakh77100/
Farrack7738/
Farroug775/
Faragke774/
Farrogh771/
Farajgh771/
Farraqh771/
Faraugh771/
Farague770/
Farax738,937/
Faraq734,200/
Farak73855/
Farac73736/
Varag73327/
Farog73203/
Ferag73151/
Forag7341/
Farrough7135/
Farreaux7117/
Faragova7112/
Farreigh711/
Farraukh711/
Faroug6719,924/
Faarax6712,241/
Faroog672,982/
Fairaq671,359/
Ferraq67624/
Ferrak67426/
Vairag67403/
Farakh67384/
Fairak67369/
Faraqe67281/
Farake67241/
Faraax67199/
Farroq67180/
Faraux67125/
Faurax67123/
Farogh67106/
Faraqh6768/
Farzak6751/
Varagh6738/
Varrak6733/
Fayrac6726/
Farack6725/
Farrok6723/
Farauk6722/
Varhag6718/
Farahk6710/
Feraig679/
Feragh679/
Farhak679/
Pharag677/
Fajrak674/
Fahrak673/
Farazc672/
Faraaq672/
Faraik672/
Farazq672/
Faruog671/
Farask671/
Varagk671/
Farakk671/
Farazx671/
Fharak671/
Fayraq671/
Fareig671/
Faraiq671/
Faraqu671/
Forhag670/
Faracs670/
Fairhaugh670/

Farrag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Farrag in the Russian language
Фаррагfarrag-

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