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.
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Farrah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farrah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Farrah (Arabic: فراح, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺮﺍﺡ, Hindi: फर्राह, Marathi: फराह, Oriya: ଫରହା) occurs most in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Farrah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 138,965th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,263,916 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 38 percent of Farrah are found; 37 percent are found in North Africa and 30 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 34,597th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 22,496 people.
Farrah is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 966 people, or 1 in 375,216. In The United States Farrah is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 55 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 15 percent live and Morocco, where 14 percent live.
Farrah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Farrah has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 471 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 132 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Farrah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Farrah 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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