Farrah Surname
Approximately 3,219 people bear this surname
Farrah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 966 | 1:375,216 | 33,203 |
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| England | 242 | 1:230,240 | 19,179 |
| Algeria | 238 | 1:162,317 | 20,693 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Canada | 171 | 1:215,471 | 20,813 |
| Australia | 128 | 1:210,904 | 20,401 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| Pakistan | 38 | 1:4,701,155 | 31,402 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:123,781 | 9,267 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Jordan | 14 | 1:631,603 | 13,893 |
| Maldives | 12 | 1:33,681 | 1,888 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Tunisia | 8 | 1:76,328 | 12,820 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 183 | 1:133,199 | 12,277 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 205 | 1:244,969 | 20,381 |
Farrah (22,496) may also be a first name.
Farrah Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
For Farrar, q.v.
User-submitted Reference
An Arabic surname meaning 'Joy', but has origins in Ireland, England and Persia also.
- theboricua126Farrah Demographics
Average Male Farrah Height
177.25 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Farrah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farrah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Farrah (Arabic: فراح, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺮﺍﺡ, Hindi: फर्राह, Marathi: फराह, Oriya: ଫରହା) occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Farrah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Farrah is the 138,965th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,263,916 people. The last name Farrah is primarily found in Africa, where 38 percent of Farrah live; 37 percent live in North Africa and 30 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 34,597th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 22,496 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 966 people, or 1 in 375,216. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 6 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 15 percent reside and Morocco, where 14 percent reside.
Farrah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Farrah has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 471 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 132 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Farrah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Farrah last name are 9.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.25% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Farrah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.58% more than the national average, earning $48,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.78% more than the national average, earning $51,065 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Farrah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Farrah in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫରହା | pharaha | - |
| Farrah in the Marathi language | ||
| फराह | pharaha | - |
| Farrah in the Hindi language | ||
| फर्राह | pharraha | 57.14 |
| फर्राहा | pharraha | 14.29 |
| फर्रह | pharraha | 14.29 |
| फराह | pharaha | 14.29 |
| Farrah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺮﺍﺡ | frah | 50 |
| ﺳﻴﺪ | syd | 50 |
| Farrah in the Arabic language | ||
| فراح | frah | - |
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